The State and economic enterprise in Japan : essays in the political economy of growth

Dealing 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 the modem state were being created. The second half focuses on Japan since World War II. The sixteen authors who have contributed to this volume represent much of the best informed scholarship on the economic factors of Japanese modernization. Originally published in 1965. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Dealing 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 the modem state were being created. The second half focuses on Japan since World War II. The sixteen authors who have contributed to this volume represent much of the best informed scholarship on the economic factors of Japanese modernization. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 Foreword Contents Prospectus and Summary PART ONE: THE EVE OF MODERNIZATION I. The Tokugawa Heritage-E. SYDNEY CRAWCOUR PART TWO: THE TRANSITION TO INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY II. A Century of Japanese Economic Growth III. Japan and Europe: Contrasts in Industrialization IV. Modern Entrepreneurship in Meiji Japan V. Shibusawa Eiichi: Industrial Pioneer VI. Growth of Japanese Agriculture, 1875-1920 VII. Innovation in Japanese Agriculture, 1880-1935 VIII. Meiji Fiscal Policy and Economic Progress IX. Economic Growth and Consumption in Japan PART THREE: GROWTH, STABILITY, AND WELFARE IN JAPAN TODAY X. Japan's "New Capitalism" XI. Economic Miracles and Japan's Income-Doubling Plan XII. Cyclical Instability and Fiscal-Monetary Policy in Postwar Japan XIII. Regional Planning in Japan Today XIV. Labor Markets and Collective Bargaining in Japan XV. Labor and Politics in Postwar Japan List of Contributors Index