Japanese Industrialization and the Asian Economy

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Heita Kawakatsu, John Latham
Routledge, 1994 - 272 pages
Much has been made of the post-war Japanese economic miracle. However, the origins of this spectacular success and its effect on the region can actually be traced back to an earlier period of Asian history. In Japanese Industrialization and the Asian Economy the authors examine the factors which contributed to the period of major industrialization from 1870 to 1940. Comprising of nine chapters by eminent economic historians, Japanese Industrialization and the Asian Economyoffers a valuable guide to the origins of economic dynamism in the Pacific Rim.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Historical Background
4
1 The Emergence of a Market for Cotton Goods in East Asia in the Early Modern Period
9
2 The Ceramic Trade in Asia 160282
35
3 China and the Manila Galleons
71
4 The Tribute Trade System and Modern Asia
91
A Study of the Political Power of British Merchants in the Asian Trade
108
6 Chinese Merchants and Chinese InterPort Trade
129
The Great Entrepots of Singapore and Hong Kong
145
8 SinoJapanese Trade and Japanese Industrialization
194
9 Japans East Asia Market 1870190
201
Index
239
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