Historical Foundations of Capitalist Development in Japan: 1600-1868 : State Formation, Property Relations, and the Development of the Premodern Economy

ISBN-13: 9783838323770 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 116 str.

Grace Kwon

Opis

The development of Capitalism in Japan did not begin with the Meiji era, but was rooted in the structural changes in the economy that took place during the Tokugawa Shoguate (1600-1868). The consolidation of the political system and institutionalization of a particular set of property relations during that era set the stage for a qualitative reorganization in the nature of agricultural production away from mere subsistence and toward production for the market. Effective response to the competitive pressures of the market was not merely a choice for rural producers, but an imperative driven in the first- instance by institutional factors.

O autorze

Dr. Kwon received her Ph.D.(2000) in history from UCLA, where she worked with Robert Brenner, John Duncan, Fred Notehelfer, and Herman Ooms. She also worked with Saito Osamu at Hitotsubashi University in Toyko, Japan. The focus of her reseach was in comparative economic development and the historical transition to capitalism.