Technology and Industrial Development in Pre-War Japan: The Mitsubishi-Nagasaki Shipyard 1884-1934 (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies) - Softcover

Fukasaku, Yukiko

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415862124 ISBN 13: 9780415862127

Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

This book aims to discredit the myth that has the 'unique cultural traits' of the Japanese as the key to the country's success, arguing that the more realisable foundation of long-term investment in training and research is responsible. The book looks at the development of Japan in the pre-War period. Yukiko Fukusaku sees the achievements of this period as central to the present competitiveness of the country's industrial technology. She uses the Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard as a case study, looking at technological innovation and training as the keys to long-term stability and economic success. The book has implications for industrial development worldwide. Japan's starting point over a century ago was similar to the present conditions of many developing countries and the book's emphasis on the acquisition of better skills as a key to development is as relevant to Europe and America as it is to the Third World.

About this title

Review:

..."this book makes important contributions to ongoing controversies in business history."
-"Journal of Japanese Studies

About the Author:

Dr Peter Bull is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at York University. He has over 40 academic publications, principally on the detailed microanalysis of interpersonal communication.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0415862124
• ISBN 13: 9780415862127
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208