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Book SynopsisDealing with the extraordinary economic modernization that has been taking place in Japan since 1868, this is a study of Japan's historical opportunities and the human responses that have molded the vigor of her development. The first half of the book concentrates on the Meiji Era, 1868-1911, when the foundations of modern industrial society and th
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. v*Contents, pg. ix*Prospectus and Summary, pg. 1*I. The Tokugawa Heritage, pg. 17*II. A Century of Japanese Economic Growth, pg. 47*III. Japan and Europe: Contrasts in Industrialization, pg. 93*IV. Modern Entrepreneurship in Meiji Japan, pg. 183*V. Shibusawa Eiichi: Industrial Pioneer, pg. 209*VI. Growth of Japanese Agriculture, 1875-1920, pg. 249*VII. Innovation in Japanese Agriculture, 1880-1935, pg. 325*VIII. Meiji Fiscal Policy and Economic Progress, pg. 353*IX. Economic Growth and Consumption in Japan, pg. 391*X. Japan's "New Capitalism", pg. 447*XI. Economic Miracles and Japan's Income- Doubling Plan, pg. 523*XII. Cyclical Instability and Fiscal-Monetary Policy in Postwar Japan, pg. 555*XIII. Regional Planning in Japan Today, pg. 619*XIV. Labor Markets and Collective Bargaining in Japan, pg. 633*XV. Labor and Politics in Postwar Japan, pg. 669*List of Contributors, pg. 721*Index, pg. 727
