Technology and Industrial Growth in Pre-War Japan: The Mitsubishi-Nagasaki Shipyard 1884-1934 (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies) |
| Author: Yukiko Fukasaku
Publisher: Routledge
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: annotated edition
Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 0.9 x 0.5 x 0.1
ISBN: 0415065526
Dewey Decimal Number: 338.47623830952244
EAN: 9780415065528
ASIN: 0415065526
Publication Date: December 22, 1992
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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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