Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword v
3. Contents ix
4. Prospectus and Summary 1
5. PART ONE. The Eve of Modernization
6. I. The Tokugawa Heritage 17
7. PART TWO. The Transition to Industrial Society
8. II. A Century of Japanese Economic Growth 47
9. III. Japan and Europe: Contrasts in Industrialization 93
10. IV. Modern Entrepreneurship in Meiji Japan 183
11. V. Shibusawa Eiichi: Industrial Pioneer 209
12. VI. Growth of Japanese Agriculture, 1875-1920 249
13. VII. Innovation in Japanese Agriculture, 1880-1935 325
14. VIII. Meiji Fiscal Policy and Economic Progress 353
15. IX. Economic Growth and Consumption in Japan 391
16. PART THREE. Growth, Stability, and Welfare in Japan Today
17. X. Japan's “New Capitalism” 447
18. XI. Economic Miracles and Japan's Income- Doubling Plan 523
19. XII. Cyclical Instability and Fiscal-Monetary Policy in Postwar Japan 555
20. XIII. Regional Planning in Japan Today 619
21. XIV. Labor Markets and Collective Bargaining in Japan 633
22. XV. Labor and Politics in Postwar Japan 669
23. List of Contributors 721
24. Index 727