It should also be said that the government is open, committed to reforming the civil service and relatively uncorrupt by the standards of many countries.

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Meanwhile, uncorrupt, globally competitive companies like Matsushita, Toyota and Sony are accounting for an ever greater share of Japan's GDP while inefficient, corrupt sectors like construction, distribution and agriculture wither.

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CCTs work because they are rules-based and relatively uncorrupt.

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