Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Introduction -- 1. The Processes of Cross-Societal Emulation -- 2. The Police -- 3. The Postal System -- 4. The Newspaper -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index

Main description: Richard Smethurst shows that the growth of a rural market economy did not impoverish the Japanese farmer. Instead, it led to a general increase in rural prosperity.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make...

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables -- Introduction / Vernon, Raymond -- 1. The Setting -- 2. Ventures in Raw Materials -- 3. The Spread of Manufacturing -- 4. The Trading Company -- 5. The Manufacturing Firm -- 6. The Managerial System -- Index

Main description: Analyzing the motivating forces behind the trend toward Japanese direct overseas production, this work examines the appreciation of the yen, rising labor and energy costs, environmental decay, shortages of industrial sites, and critical dependence on overseas resources as...