Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- I. The Rise and Development of the Modern Cotton Industry in Japan -- II. Labor Supply and Labor Policy in the Japanese Cotton Industry -- III. The Socio-economic Background of the Development of the Modern Cotton Industry in India -- IV. A...

Terutomo Ozawa examines Japan's once celebrated post-war economic success from a new perspective. He applies a 'flying geese' model of industrial upgrading in a country that is still catching-up, to explore the rise, fall and rebound of Japanese industry with its evolving institutions and policies

The paper argues that Thailand's economic and social development from the late 19th century to the early 21st century presents a puzzle. For much of the period from 1870 to 1940, the country's economic growth was slow, and the economy remained agricultural, with little diversification into...