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Book SynopsisBy focusing on the educational and skill training institutions Japan has developed to generate human resources for modern industry, this book represents a new contribution to the historical analysis of Japan's modern economic growth. The authors concentrate on those large-scale industries that seem to pose the greatest challenges for an agrarian so
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Preface, pg. ix*I. Human Resources in Modern Economic Development, pg. 1*II. Formal Education in the Development of Japan's Modern Economy, pg. 22*III. Educational Indicators of Japan's Human Resource Development, pg. 60*IV. Industrial Training in Japan: An Overview, pg. 92*V. Training in Basic Industries: Steel and Shipbuilding in the Prewar Period, pg. 136*VI. Training Within Government-Owned Industries: Railways and Telecommunications, pg. 176*VII. Training Patterns in Traditional Private Industries: Banking, Textiles, and Mining, pg. 206*VIII. Training in Capital-Intensive Industries: Heavy Machinery, Electrical Equipment, and Chemicals, pg. 258*IX. Human Resources in Japanese Industry: Problems and Prospects, pg. 283*Bibliography, pg. 312*Index, pg. 321
