Technology and Industrial Growth in Pre-War Japan

The Mitsubishi-Nagasaki Shipyard 1884-1934
1. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-0-415-06552-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

Reihe: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fukasaku, Yukiko

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Handwerk
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Sonstige Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Technology and Industrial Development—an Introduction; Chapter 2 Setting the Stage—Industrialization, Shipbuilding Industry and the Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard; Chapter 3 Technology Imports at Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard; Chapter 4 Education and Training at Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard; Chapter 5 Research and Inventive Activities at Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard; Chapter 6 Indigenous Technological Developments at Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard; Chapter 7 Technological Learning and Industrial Development—Conclusions and Policy Implications;

Über Autor(innen)

Yukiko Fukasaku