1st Edition
Technological Innovation and Economic Development in Modern Japan
By Guan Quan
Copyright 2021
260 Pages
46 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
260 Pages
46 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
260 Pages
46 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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As the first volume of the two-volume Industrial Development in Modern China: Comparisons with Japan that studies the different paths of industrialization and economic modernization between China and Japan, this book analyzes the relationship between technological innovation and economic development in Japan before World War II.
The author deploys econometric analysis, multivariate... Read more
Part I: Preliminary Investigation 1. Topic and Outlook Part II: Characteristics of Innovation and Development 2. Structural Changes in Industrial Development: Tradition and Modernity 3. Industrial Development and Innovation: Technology Impetus and Demand Driver 4. Regional Nature of the Power Revolution Part III: Conditions for Innovation and Development 5. Industrial Development and Human Resources: Analysis of Inventors 6. Industrial Development and Market Structure: The Schumpeter Hypothesis 7. Technology Policy: Analysis of Patent System Part IV: Cases of Innovation and Development 8. Traditional Industry: The Rise and Fall of the Rickshaw Industry 9. Intermediate Industry: The Development of the Bicycle Industry 10. Modern Industry: The Rise of the Automotive Industry Part V: Concluding Remarks and Implications 11. Concluding Remarks and Implications
Biography
Guan Quan is a professor at Renmin University of China. He has majored in Development Economics, and his research interests include China's economy and Japan's economy.
