Since the mid-19th century, Japan has made remarkable strides in industrialization. Beginning with the economic vision of Miura Baien in the 18th century, and employing a detailed comparison with the West, this book delves into the economic thought of the scholars who have played a pivotal role in Japan's modernization process.

Prologue: Before Meeting Western Economic Thought 2. Miura Baien's Kagen: In Comparison with the Contemporary European Economic Thoughts 3. Civilization and Political Economy in Fukuzawa Yukichi: Grounds for Laws of Political Economy 4. Economic Liberalism and Industrial Promotion in the Meiji Era: Taguchi Ukichi and Maeda Masana 5. Early Socialism and Social Policy from the 1900s to 1920s: Turn, Split, and Rivalry 6. Yanagita Kunio's Rural Economy: Investigation into the Nationality of Japan 7. Egoism and Altruism in the Sentiment of an Economist: Kawakami Hajime's Difficult Path to Marxism 8. New Liberalism in the Far East: Ishibashi Tanzan and J. M. Keynes 9. Introducing the Social into Economics: Power and Communal Elements in Takata Yasuma 10. Marxian Economics and Japanese Capitalism: Reproduction with Semi-feudal Agriculture 11. Collaboration and Reform under War Economy: Ryu Shintaro and Shibata Kei 12. Epilogue: Revolving Door for Economists 1945-1950