Japan : An Analytical Model of Economic Development from 1887 - 1915 (signed, first printing) Lessons Learned from Japanese Development & the Meiji Approach : a dualistic framework to predict economic performance and growth

Williamson, Jeffrey G. (Gale) & Allen C. Kelley

Published by University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1974

About this Item

University of Chicago Press, Chicago. 1974. 285 pages. First edition, first printing. A signed and warmly inscribed presentation copy by the author, noted American economist, Jeffrey Gale Williamson, in the year of publication (1974.) Book is bright, tight and clean. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Orange cloth is bright with unmarred titles stamped on spine. Original DJ is bright and attractive. Book and DJ show minimal signs of handling and wear. A most attractive signed copy of Williamson's seminal text that uses a historical model of Japan's foundational economic development from 1887-1915, and applies it to today, identifying its strengths and pitfalls. An uncommon hardcover edition, scarce in DJ, rare in collectible condition, and unheard of, signed. Near fine/ near fine, signed. As for Jeffrey Gale Williamson, he served as Chairman of Harvard's Economics Department and recipient of the Laird Bell Professor of Economics, Emeritus. Also an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin (Madison), Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and Research Fellow for the Center for Economic Policy Research. In addition, he is past-President of the Economic History Association (1994-1995.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Japan : An Analytical Model of Economic Development from 1887 - 1915 (signed, first printing) Lessons Learned from Japanese Development & the Meiji Approach : a dualistic framework to predict economic performance and growth
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 1 kilogram
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)