240 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
240 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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Structured into sub-sector by sub-sector analyses, this book provides a clear and accessible examination of industrial development, without over-generalizing or being weighed down by historical details. Written by an authority in the area of development economics it explores the companies and the individuals that have pushed Japan's economy forwards.
Kohama situates the ‘miraculous growth’ of... Read more
1. Introduction: Japan as a Developing Country 2. Economic Development is Structural Change 3. The Textile Industry: A Leading Industry in Developing Countries 4. The Steel Industry: The Typical Industry of Semi-Developed Countries 5. The Chemical Industry: A Huge and Heretical Industry 6. The General Machinery Industry: From Import Substitution to Export 7. The Electrical and Electronics Industries: From Low-Tech to High-Tech 8. The Shipbuilding Industry: The Dilemma of Industrial Adjustment 9. The Automobile Industry: Entrepreneurship and the Government Intervention 10. Conclusion: The Men Who Created the Economic Miracle
Biography
Hirohisa Kohama
