Economic Development of Japan

<p>The rise of Japan from agrarianism to a position as one of the leading industrial powers is one of the most dramatic and meaningful phenomena in economic history. Professor Lockwood assistant director of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University lucidly describes this astonishing transformation analyzes the factors involved (capital technology foreign trade the role of the state etc.) and discusses the consequences.<br><br>Originally published in 1954.<br><br>The <b>Princeton Legacy Library</b> uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.</p>