From Edo to Heisei: Decoding the Path of Japan's Economic Development

Author: Kenichi Ohno
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: From the perspective of economic development history, Japan has also experienced the journey of a developing country and had "shocking" encounters with Western and Eastern powers. What was the development path of Japan as a developing country? What challenges did it encounter, what opportunities did it seize, and what difficulties did it overcome to become a developed industrialized nation? This book conducts research and exploration on Japan's "journey" starting from the Edo period, which is of great help to developing and transforming countries in the world today that are exploring ways to achieve economic growth and strength for their nations. This book elaborates on Japan's unique development path from a backward "developing country" to a developed industrialized nation. It recreates Japan's development journey as a vivid information, conveying it to the elites of various countries who are striving for the prosperity of their nations. To truly understand one's own country, one must have an international comparative perspective. The economic history of Japan described in this book argues for the concept of "transformative adaptation," where a nation is not solely dominated by external pressures but actively participates in the process of globalization. This serves as a mirror for discovering and understanding one's own country.