1st Edition

Japanese Economic Development Markets, Norms, Structures

By Carl Mosk Copyright 2008
406 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

416 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

416 Pages
by Routledge

Japanese Economic Development presents three distinct approaches to understanding how and why Japan made the transition from a relatively low-income country mainly focused on agriculture to a high-income nation centered on manufacturing and services. In offering an eclectic account of Japan’s economic development, this book appeals to students in a broad group of disciplines including... Read more

1. Markets, Norms, Structures  2. Before Industrialization  3. Meeting the Western Challenge  4. Infrastructure and Heavy Industry  5. Reform and Renewal  6. Under the Shadow of Militarism  7. Japan in the New International Economic Order  8. Miracle Growth  9. The Social Transformation  10. The Slowdown  11. The Bubble Economy  12. Stagnation and Reform

Biography

Carl Mosk is Professor of Economics at the University of Victoria in Canada. He specializes in economic history, population economics and Asian economies, especially the Japanese economy. He is the author of a number of books on the demographic and economic history of Japan and is author of the Routledge book, Trade and Migration in the Modern World (2005).

"Overall, however, Japanese Economic Development successfully links government economic policies to both private enterprise and social developments. Mosk has provided an engaging portrait of Japan’s economy that should appeal to students and provide a basis for the development of more advanced inquiries into Japanese economic history."  - Yoshihisa Godo, Meiji Gakuin University