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Japan's war economy / edited by Erich Pauer.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ; 21.
- Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ; 21
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Japan.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Economic history--1918-1945.
- Economic history.
- Japan--Economic policy.
- Japan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explores the substantial and dynamic innovations of the wartime era, identifying this period as the most influential for Japan's post-war economic structure. Erich Pauer and a team of leading Japanese and German scholars discuss important aspects of the Japanese wartime economy, including:* ideological background* the Japanese 'planned economy'* technical mobilization* women and the war economy* socio-economic change* food shortages, the black market and economic crime* national policy companies* financial reforms
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction ERICH PAUER; The Japanese war economy as a 'planned economy' NAKAMURA TAKAFUSA; The ideological background of the Japanese war economy: visions of the 'reformist bureaucrats' ORTRUD KERDE; Japan's technical mobilization in the Second World War ERICH PAUER; Women and the war economy in Japan REGINE MATHIAS; A New Order for Japanese society: planned economy, neighbourhood associations and food distribution in Japanese cities in the Second World War ERICH PAUER
- Drawbacks to controls on food distribution: food shortages, the black market and economic crime ANKE SCHERERNational Policy Companies and their role in Japan's wartime economy SILKE-SUSANN OTTO; Wartime financial reforms and the transformation of the Japanese financial system OKAZAKI TETSUJI; The transformation of the Japanese economy IT OSAMU; A short bibliographical note on studies concerning Japan's war economy ERICH PAUER; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-73329-1
- 1-280-33264-6
- 0-203-02940-2
- 9780203029404
- OCLC:
- 70740413
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