TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN PRE-WAR JAPAN by Yukiko Fukasaku ( 9780415862127 )

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TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN PRE-WAR JAPAN
THE MITSUBISHI-NAGASAKI SHIPYARD 1884-1934

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Yukiko Fukasaku

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0415862124

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

23 October, 2013

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Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

Pages:

208

Synopsis:

This book aims to discredit the myth that has the 'unique cultural traits' of the Japanese as the key to the country's success, arguing that the more realisable foundation of long-term investment in training and research is responsible. The book looks at the development of Japan in the pre-War period. Yukiko Fukusaku sees the achievements of this period as central to the present competitiveness of the country's industrial technology. She uses the Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard as a case study, looking at technological innovation and training as the keys to long-term stability and economic success. The book has implications for industrial development worldwide. Japan's starting point over a century ago was similar to the present conditions of many developing countries and the book's emphasis on the acquisition of better skills as a key to development is as relevant to Europe and America as it is to the Third World.

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