Japanese Economic History (7) Planning and Democratization

Author: Takashi Nakamura
Compiler: Hu Qilin
Japan/Japan
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Publish Date: 2002-03-24
Features: The content of Volume 7 primarily discusses the Japanese economy during the turbulent period from the outbreak of the China-Japan War in 1937 (Showa 12), the launch of the Pacific War in 1941, Japan's defeat in 1945, the occupation of Japan by Allied forces, the signing of the Treaty of Peace with Japan in San Francisco in 1951, to the economic recession in 1954. "1 Overview of 1937–1954" provides an introductory overview of the historical evolution of this period, also touching on issues such as the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" and national living standards. At the same time, regarding wartime economic control, it introduces economic thought that critiques capitalism and advocates "planning," represented by the theory of the "New Economic System," and argues that the reforms implemented in the post-war period based on the idea of "democratization" had extensive and far-reaching "revolutionary" effects. Although the title of this volume is determined based on these two aspects, in order to fully reflect the significance of the era, it intends to focus on one issue.