Technology and Industrial Growth in Pre-War Japan: The Mitsubishi-Nagasaki Shipyard 1884-1934 (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies) - Hardcover

Fukasaku, Yukiko

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415065526 ISBN 13: 9780415065528

Publisher: Routledge, 1992

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Yukiko Fukasaku is a freelance researcher. She currently works for Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation, Ecole Superieure des Mines de Paris, and OECD.

Review:

..."this book makes important contributions to ongoing controversies in business history."
-"Journal of Japanese Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0415065526
• ISBN 13: 9780415065528
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208