The Origins of Economic Thought in Modern Japan

By throwing light on economic thought in the period of the Japanese Enlightenment, this book will make clear what led to the institutionalization of business and economic education, the birth of the pioneer business enterprise and of serious economic journalism and the reasons behind the success of Japanese economic development. "The Origins of Economic Thought in Modern Japan focuses on the economic thought of the Japanese enlightenment, a period which provides the key to the later economic development of Japan. Chuhei Sugiyama identifies the forces which led to the institutionalization of business and economic education, and the birth of pioneering business enterprise and serious economic journalism in Japan. He gives particular emphasis to the ascendance and predominance of nationalism among proponents of protectionism and free trade. The book also examines the writings of influential figures and the establishment of economic institutions which were to play a major role in later economic development. The final chapter discusses the Imperial Constitution in a historical context and marks the decline of the enlightenment period and the ascendance of imperialism. This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk BOOK COVER......Page 1 HALF-TITLE......Page 2 TITLE......Page 3 COPYRIGHT......Page 4 CONTENTS......Page 6 PREFACE......Page 7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 9 1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT IN MEIJI JAPAN......Page 10 2 THE ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF NISHI AMANE......Page 28 3 THE ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF TSUDA MAMICHI......Page 36 4 THE ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF FUKUZAWA YUKICHI......Page 48 5 THE BIRTH OF BUSINESS EDUCATION......Page 70 6 THE BIRTH OF A LIMITED COMPANY......Page 82 7 THE BIRTH OF ECONOMIC JOURNALISM......Page 90 8 PROTECTIONISTS ON THE OFFENSIVE......Page 102 9 THE IMPERIAL CONSTITUTION......Page 110 APPENDIX......Page 120 NOTES......Page 130 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 142 INDEX......Page 146 By examining economic thought in the period of the Japanese Enlightenment, this book makes clear the reasons behind the success of Japanese economic development.