This book explains in fascinating detail how economic and social transformations in pre-1600 Japan led to an industrious revolution in the early modern period, and how the fruits of the Industrious Revolution are what have supported Japan since the eighteenth century, improving living standards...

This book is the first volume of a monograph series published by the Socio-Economic History Society, Japan. The purpose of the series is to make works by Japanese scholars accessible to a wider readership and to increase the knowledge of scholars in this field, particularly in relation to Asia....

Based on long-term research, this book comprehensively and systematically discusses the industrialization process in China, analyzing the level, characteristics, achievements and experiences as well as the problems faced. It also provides answers to important questions related to economic...

This book surveys Poland’s move from being a post-feudal, backward, peripheral country to being a modern, capitalist, European state: from the partition of the commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania to the abolishment of ‘second serfdom’; late industrialization to state socialism;...

Entrepreneurial ecosystems involve a complex synergy of factors, including social and structural changes that are frequently cumulative within territories, promoting the improvement of citizens’ quality of life and higher development levels. Further, dynamic territories are characterized by...

Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara African Countries – Lessons from East Asian Experience -- Technology Transfer for Economic Growth in Africa – Why it Matters -- Sub-Sahara African Countries’ Attractiveness to Technology Transfer -- Pragmatic Analytical Framework for...

Dieses Buch befasst sich mit der handelsrechtlichen Bilanzierung der staatlichen Straßeninfrastruktur und stellt die Vorteile eines Umstiegs auf eine transparentere öffentliche Rechnungslegung heraus. Reinhardt Stuhr zeigt anhand der Zwecke der öffentlichen Rechnungslegung, dass die...

Die Frage nach der Wirksamkeit und der Wirtschaftlichkeit des Lernens und Lehrens mit digitalen Medien ist bisher nicht systematisch geklärt. Juliana Schlicht legt eine wegweisende Arbeit für die Analyse und monetäre Bewertung „intangibler“ Phänomene wie Einstellungen, berufliches...