Japan versus China in the Industrial Race
Wei-Bin Zhang
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Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
Why has Japanese industrialisation been so much faster than that of China? The relative economic development of Japan and China from similar nineteenth-century conditions are examined in broad philosophical, social, political and historical perspective. The book challenges a common assumption that Chinese Confucianism does not encourage modernisation, while Japanese Confucianism propelled industrialisation forward. It examines further reasons why Max Weber's judgement, 'the Chinese would be probably more capable than the Japanese, of assimilating capitalism', has not been borne out.
Why has Japanese industrialisation been so much faster than that of China? The relative economic development of Japan and China from similar nineteenth-century conditions are examined in broad philosophical, social, political and historical perspective. The book challenges a common assumption that Chinese Confucianism does not encourage modernisation, while Japanese Confucianism propelled industrialisation forward. It examines further reasons why Max Weber's judgement, 'the Chinese would be probably more capable than the Japanese, of assimilating capitalism', has not been borne out.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349268153
SKU
V9781349268153
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99-15
About Wei-Bin Zhang
WEI-BIN ZHANG is Associate Professor of Economics at the Swedish Institute for futures Study. His main research fields are East Asian economic development, Chinese philosophy, and ethics. He has published many academic articles. His books include Economic Dynamics, Synergetic Economics and knowledge and Value-Economic Structures with Time and Space (1996). He was brought up and received his university education in ... Read more
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