Beschreibung:
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.
1. Prologue. Anxious visions in Meiji Japan Part I. The Beginnings2. The dynamics of the Tokugawa economy (1603-18680 3. An outline of Meiji industrialisation (1868-1912) 4. The foreign influence 5. The state and economic development Part II. The Expansion of Japan 1912-19736. An outline of inter-war economic development (1912-1937)7. Empire, war and occupation 8. Recovery and growth in the Golden Age (1952-1973) Part III. Modern Japan9. An outline of recent economic change 10. The renewed expansion of Japan 11. Resolutions - China and Japan 12. Systems clash - Japan and the USA 13. Reflections on Japan