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Book SynopsisThis book contains updated versions of a set of papers presented at the International Conference on Agriculture and Economic Development-A Symposium on Japan's Experience which was held in Tokyo, July, 1967. These papers make a comprehensive reappraisal of Japan's agricultural development and its relevance to economic growth over the last 100 years
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*EDITORS' PREFACE, pg. v*LIST OF PARTICIPANTS, pg. xii*FOREWORD, pg. xiv*CONTENTS, pg. xxi*CHAPTER 1. PHASES OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, pg. 3*CHAPTER 2. THE FINANCING OF JAPANESE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, pg. 37*CHAPTER 3. THE JAPANESE "MODEL" OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: ITS RELEVANCE TO DEVELOPING NATIONS, pg. 58*CHAPTER 4. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AT THE BEGINNING OF INDUSTRIALIZATION, pg. 105*CHAPTER 5. TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN JAPANESE AGRICULTURE : A LONG-TERM ANALYSIS, pg. 136*CHAPTER 6. ECONOMICS OF MECHANIZATION IN SMALL-SCALE AGRICULTURE, pg. 155*CHAPTER 7. AGRICULTURE AND LABOR SUPPLY IN THE MEIJI ERA, pg. 175*CHAPTER 8. THE LABOR FORCE IN MEIJI ECONOMIC GROWTH: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF YAMANASHI PREFECTURE, pg. 198*CHAPTER 9. THE SUPPLY PRICE OF LABOR: FARM FAMILY WORKERS, pg. 222*CHAPTER 10. AN ANALYSIS OF PART-TIME FARMING IN THE POSTWAR PERIOD, pg. 250*CHAPTER 11. THE SUPPLY OF FARM LABOR AND THE "TURNING POINT" IN THE JAPANESE ECONOMY, pg. 270*CHAPTER 12. PRIMARY PRODUCT EXPORTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF SILK, pg. 303*CHAPTER 13. DEVELOPMENT OF LONG-TERM AGRICULTURAL CREDIT, pg. 324*CHAPTER 14. SAVINGS OF FARM HOUSEHOLDS, pg. 352*CHAPTER 15. EFFECTS OF THE LAND REFORM ON CONSUMPTION AND INVESTMENT OF FARMERS, pg. 374*CHAPTER 16. LONG-TERM CHANGES IN FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS IN JAPAN, pg. 398*APPENDIX: A Note on Growth in Demand for Agricultural Products, pg. 430*PROGRAM OF THE CONFERENCE, pg. 432
