It is a wellwritten, lucid and attractive book, and should be recommended reading for all students of japan s economy and business. Since the early 1990s, however, there has been a shift to a more balanced analysis. Gordon picks up exactly where sansoms leaves offat the end of the tokugawa shogunate and the beginning of the meiji era. Japan had even lower starting point than east germany and yet was able to catch up with west germany by 1990. In australia residents of queenslands gold coast with the notable exception. The best introduction to the japanese economy that i know. Finally a book that covers all the important topics on the japanese economy without giving up rigor of economic analysis. Meiji restoration, the term refers to both the events of 1868 that led to the restoration of power to the emperor and the entire period of revolutionary changes that coincided with the meiji emperors reign 18681912. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. I am finding this particularly among young historians. The korean war marked the turn from economic depression to recovery for japan. Japan is one of the most technologically advanced societies on earth. This is an easytoread book that explains how and why japan industrialized rapidly.
That said, increasingly accommodative fiscal and monetary policy should cushion the blow. The power of the tokugawa shogunate, weakened by debt and internal division, had declined, and much opposition had. Its hardly a knock on japan that its 70yearolds arent producing a lot of economic output. This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. As the staging area for the united nations forces on the korean peninsula, japan profited indirectly from the war, as valuable procurement orders for goods and services were assigned to japanese suppliers.
Its purpose is to take a broad view, chronologically and thematically, of trends in japanese history, and to integrate into a. Japan is a country with a number of unique characteristics that both provide advantages and yet present difficulties. The country is one of the worlds most innovative economies having the largest electronic goods industry and patent filings. Social and economic history encompasses numerous and diverse. Emergence of economic society in japan, 16001859 economic history of japan 16601990. A short history of japan from samurai to sony curtis andressen.
Discover librarianselected research resources on japanese economic history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. So, to adjust for the graying of its population, you need to. The growth of industrial policy, 19251975 by chalmers johnson. It traces historical development from the feudal edo period to high income. This book is intended for undergraduates studying japanese history, and for the serious reader wishing to read an account of japan s past. There is a sense of both opportunity and insecurity. Although the book, or textbook, draws on rudimental economic models to describe japan s idiosyncratic economy, the text is a bit heavy in detail. These developments bore fruit in 1910s when japan experienced an economic boom. What is the best book in english about the history of. List of books and articles about japanese economic history. Japanese exports include automobiles, consumer and office electronics, steel, and transportation equipment. What do you think are the key issues shaping the world economy its a time of tremendous economic change and.
In japan s great stagnation, experts on the japanese economy consider key questions about the causes and effects of japan s prolonged period of economic underperformance and what other advanced economies might learn from japan s experience. Lectures on modern japanese economic history, 19261994. Although this book describes and analyzes economic aspects of the history of japan, there are many chapters giving an account of political and social developments over the years. In the 1970s, japan produced the worlds secondlargest gross national product gnp after the united states and, by the late 1980s, ranked first in gnp per capita worldwide. Japans economy was the envy of the world before succumbing to one of the longestrunning economic crises in financial history that would come to be known as the lost decade.
The economic history of japan is most studied for the spectacular social and economic growth in the 1800s after the meiji restoration, when it became the first nonwestern great power, and for its expansion after the second world war, when japan recovered from devastation to become the worlds second largest economy behind the united states, and from 20 behind china as well. Online shopping for economic history from a great selection at books store. This book examines the social and economic history of japan from earliest times until 1600. It is characterized by isolationist, semiopen and expansionist periods. The best and most comprehensive book on the economy of japan. A modern history of japan from tokugawa times to the present, andrew gordon. In 1932 japan occupied manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a fullscale invasion of china. Moving along an income growth trajectory through expansion of manufacturing is hardly unique. As seen in uchidas case, the historical origins of economic and social history in japan are found in two separate disciplines. Their exports tripled and this enhanced the japanese influence over other countries. History of economic and social history in japan ver3. The best books on economic history five books expert.
Library of congress cataloginginpublication data henshall, kenneth g. Japan attacked us forces in 1941 triggering americas entry into world war ii and soon occupied much of east and southeast asia. This chapter begins with a brief summary of the history of japan from the midnineteenth century to world war ii. The history of japan in written form dates from the 1st century. List of books and articles about japan, meiji period. Japan is the second most advanced economy in the world, the third largest by nominal gdp, and the 4th by ppp. Hayek, an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations by adam smith. The nippon foundation is a social innovation hub that works to achieve a better society through areas like support for children, persons with disabilities and support for disaster recovery.
Japan s economy was the envy of the world before succumbing to one of the longestrunning economic crises in financial history that would come to be known as the lost decade. Many japanese friends and colleagues over the years. By connecting people and organizations, we aim to achieve a society in. Discover the best economic history in best sellers. I learned a lot of basic micro and macroeconomic concepts and i. History of japan simple english wikipedia, the free. Japan economy gdp, inflation, cpi and interest rate. After its defeat in world war ii, japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the us. Japan achieved sustained growth in per capita income between the 1880s and 1970 through industrialization. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.
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Almost all other books of that period draw heavily from it. The entrenched interests of the regional nobility prevented the proper functioning of a government built upon ethical practice. This book fills in the gap between the opening of japan and world war ii that many other history books skim over. The history of japan covers japan and its relation to the world. The japanese economy, second edition the mit press. Japan economic growth the economy will take a significant hit this year as the coronavirus pandemic hampers activity, which was already set to be dragged on by the sales tax hike of last october. The japanese economic yearbooks from 1967 to 1971 witnessed the significant increase. The japanese economy had its own particular combination of private property, markets and firms along with a strong government coordinating role, which was different to the west germany system. Japan is also the worlds biggest creditor with the leading public debt ratio overview of the economy of japan.
Economic history of japan 19141955 a dual structure. The tale of genji by murasaki shikibu the observational style used by soseki and akutagawa, sometimes painfully acute, owed a great deal to a tradition in japan going back almost a millennium. Pitched at an advanced undergraduate level, this is the best uptodate textbook survey available on the contemporary japanese. This fully revised and updated third edition of japanese economic development looks at japan s economic history from the nineteenth century through to world war ii, recasting analysis of japan s economic past in the light fresh theoretical perspectives in the study of economic history and development. A catalogue record for this book is available from the british library. Japans recovery is the greatest economic success story.
Japan started investing in social and economic infrastructure during the meiji government. It is a wellwritten, lucid and attractive book, and should be recommended reading for all students of japans economy and business. While highminded scholars often called for reforms, their memoranda carried little weight with an idle aristocracy. The jomon period, named after its cordmarked pottery, was followed by the yayoi in the.
Discover librarianselected research resources on japanese economic history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic. Meiji restoration, in japanese history, the political revolution in 1868 that brought about the final demise of the tokugawa shogunate military governmentthus ending the edo tokugawa period 16031867and, at least nominally, returned control of the country to direct imperial rule under mutsuhito the emperor meiji. What are some books about the japanese economy from the. It takes students from the days of the shogunatethe feudal overlordship of the tokugawa familythrough the modernizing revolution launched by midlevel samurai in the late nineteenth. List of books and articles about japanese economic history online. The economic aspects of the history of the civilization of. The economic history of japan is one of the most studied. The very first human habitation in the japanese archipelago has been traced to prehistoric times around 30,000 bc. Frustration, anger, and incredulity course through this powerful book by one of the bestknown western critics of late 20thcentury japan s construction boom.
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