Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-219) and index.
Japan's place in the contemporary economic world -- The nineteenth-century transformation of the Japanese economy -- From Meiji to the Second World War : political and international developments -- Economic developments in the first half of the twentieth century -- Planning supplies for war -- The American occupation and the postwar economy -- Bank-centred finance and corporate governance -- Capital investment and rates of return -- Structural change in the Japanese economy -- The privatization of Japan's public corporations -- Is Japan different? implications for economic growth -- Economic prospects for Japan : moving to a new trajectory.
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83.30 economic conditions, development and structure: general.