Industrial Development in Postwar Japan

Structured into sub-sector by sub-sector analyses and written by an authority in the area, this book provides a clear and accessible examination of industrial development, without over-generalizing or being weighed down by historical details.

Hirohisa Kohama

1. Introduction: Japan as a Developing Country 2. Economic Development is Structural Change 3. The Textile Industry: A Leading Industry in Developing Countries 4. The Steel Industry: The Typical Industry of Semi-Developed Countries 5. The Chemical Industry: A Huge and Heretical Industry 6. The General Machinery Industry: From Import Substitution to Export 7. The Electrical and Electronics Industries: From Low-Tech to High-Tech 8. The Shipbuilding Industry: The Dilemma of Industrial Adjustment 9. The Automobile Industry: Entrepreneurship and the Government Intervention 10. Conclusion: The Men Who Created the Economic Miracle