Japanese Economic History (4)

Author: Editor: Abe Takeji
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Publish Date: 2003-02-12
Features: This volume and Volume 5 focus on the "age of industrialization" from the mid-Meiji period to the early Taisho period, comprising chapters that examine economic and social development from different perspectives. If we summarize the common research perspectives of the chapters overall, it is that they do not emphasize the discontinuous changes after the opening of ports and the post-occupation period, but rather highlight the continuity of various trends in economic development that had already emerged before that time. Based primarily on the findings of the "Long-Term Economic Statistics," the chapters examine the shift in the proportion of traditional industries to modern industries, the development of commercial and financial organizations, and the gradual but tangible improvement in people's lives.