From:	Paul J. Adam Paul@********.demon.co.uk
Subject:	Human barcodes
Date:	Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:35:12 +0100

In article <199909182205.SAA21351@*****.html.com>, Gorbi
<gbmaill@***.de> writes
>Besides, I think the corps have adopted some aspects of japanese management.
>And AFAIK japanese corporations never dismiss. They cut loans, they cut
>vacation time, whatever, but they never dismiss.

That was the theory. Then the Japanese property market crashed, all the
loans secured on it went bad, the banking system fell over (they daren't
admit how much bad debt they have) and suddenly, the unthinkable
layoffs began to happen.


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Paul J. Adam