Concepedia

Abstract

Part 1: TRADE AND THE TRADITIONAL ECONOMY The Japanese Trading World Before 1853 and the First Trade with Europeans The West and Japan before the Opening of the Ports Kaikoku: the Opening of Japan Early Meiji Modernisation and the Development of the Traditional Export Sector. Part 2: JAPAN'S ENTRY INTO THE MODERN WORLD TRADING SYSTEM Growth and Transformation in Japan's Trade and Payments, 1890-1937 The Role of Public Policy The Private Sector Achieving International Competitiveness in Cotton Textiles, 1914-37. Part 3: THE TRANSFORMATION OF TECHNOLOGY Building the Technological Infrastructure Technology and Trade in the Strategic Industries Technology and Trade in the Commercial Sector. Part 4: WAR, EMPIRE AND THE GLOBALISATION OF TRADE The Imperial Background and the Role of Taiwan The Economic Expansion of Japan in Manchuria Japan's Trade and Direct Investment in the Chinese Textile Industry.