Japanese Industrialisation by Ian Inkster - 9780415244442

Taylor & Francis

Japan's escape from colonialism and its subsequent industrialisation has taken it to the point where its economy is second only to that of the US. This comprehensive volume examines how this happened and the effect it has had in Asia and the World. > Japan's escape from colonialism and its subsequent industrialisation has taken it to the point where its economy is second only to that of the US. This comprehensive volume examines how this rapid change of fortunes occurred, and the impact it has had on East Asia and the world at large. Taking a wide range and focus, Inkster looks at the history of Japan's industrial development in a social and cultural context. > \n1. Prologue. Anxious visions in Meiji Japan \nPart I. The Beginnings\n2. The dynamics of the Tokugawa economy (1603-18680 \n3. An outline of Meiji industrialisation (1868-1912) \n4. The foreign influence \n5. The state and economic development \nPart II. The Expansion of Japan 1912-1973\n6. An outline of inter-war econn