Industrial Development in Postwar Japan

Structured into sub-sector by sub-sector analyses and written by an authority in the area, this book provides a clear and accessible examination of industrial development, without over-generalizing or being weighed down by historical details.

List of contents

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

About the author

Hirohisa Kohama

Summary

Structured into sub-sector by sub-sector analyses and written by an authority in the area, this book provides a clear and accessible examination of industrial development, without over-generalizing or being weighed down by historical details.

Product details

• Authors: Hirohisa Kohama, Kohama Hirohisa
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.06.2014
• EAN: 9781138806320
• ISBN: 978-1-138-80632-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Japan, History, Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, macroeconomics, Economic history, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Economics of industrial organisation, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Economics of industrial organization