208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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In terms of output, the USSR and Japan account for one-fifth of the world's economy, occupying second and third places behind the United States. Japan has the world's fastest growth of per capita income and the USSR has not lagged far behind. But a century ago they were static feudal societies. This study analyzes the policies which enabled them to transform their economies adn to catch up with... Read more
Introduction
PART 1: JAPAN
1. Tokugawa Japan - a fossilized and closed society
2. The Meiji Period
3. Accelerated Growth 1913-38
4. The Impact of War and Occupation 1938-53
5. 'Explosive' growth since 1953
6. The Significance of the Japanese Experience
PART II: USSR
7. Tsarist Agrarian Reform and Industrialization
8. The Revolution and the Search for an Economic Policy
9. Stalinism and Primitive Accumulation 1928-53
10. The Liberalization of the Soviet Economy
11. The Significance of the Soviet Growth Experience
Biography
Maddison, Angus
