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THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY A Chapter in Japan's Economic History

1965; Wiley; Volume: 3; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1746-1049.1965.tb00766.x

1746-1049

Yasuzō Horie,

Chinese history and philosophy

The Developing EconomiesVolume 3, Issue 4 p. 404-426 Free Access THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY A Chapter in Japan's Economic History HORIE YASUZŌ, HORIE YASUZŌSearch for more papers by this author HORIE YASUZŌ, HORIE YASUZŌSearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1965 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1049.1965.tb00766.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1 W. W. Rostow, The States of Economic Growth, Cambridge , Cambridge University Press, 1960, p. 4 ff. 2 F. Harbison & C. A. Myers, Management in the Industrial World, New York , McGraw-Hill, 1959, p. 249. 1 chŌnin and samurai—In the Tokugawa era a strict distinction was maintained among the four classes: (1) bushi or samurai (warriors), (2) hyakushŌ (peasants), (3) shokunin (craftsmen), and (4) shŌnin or akindo (merchants). The latter two were called chŌnin (townsmen). 2 han—often translated as “clan,” is an appellation for the fief or the local government of a daimyŌ.. 3 daimyŌ—feudal lord awarded by the Tokugawa Shogunate with a fief of more than ten thousand koku of rice, together with the rights of rule over the people of the fief. koku—as unit of dry measure equals 180.5 litres or 4.96 British bushels; one koku of rice weighs about 150 kg. 4 bakufu—translated as “Shogunate,” is the office or rule of a ShŌgun (literally: a commander-in-chief). Since 1603, the successive heads of the Tokugawa family were appointed as ShŌgun (de facto rulers of the country) by the Emperor who held a mere ceremonial title as sovereign of the state. 1 Y. Horie, “The Confucian Concept of State in Tokugawa Japan,” KyŌto University Economic Review, Vol. XXXII, No. 2. (1962). 2 Y. Horie, “The Life Structure of the Japanese People in Its Historical Aspects,” KyŌto University Economic Review, Vol. XXI, No. 1 (1951). 1 Thomas C. Smith, Political Change and Industrial Development in Japan: Government Enterprise 1868--1880, Stanford, Calif. , Stanford University Press, 1955. Y. Horie, “Government Industries in the Early Years of the Meiji Era,” KyŌto University Economic Review, Vol. XIV, No. 1 (1939). 1 KŌichi Emi, Government Fiscal Activity and Economic Growth in Japan 1868--1960, Tokyo, Kinokuniya Bookstore , 1963, pp. 124– 131. 1 J. Schumpeter, “ The Creative Response in Economic History,” in J. T. Lambie & R. V. Clemence eds., Economic Change in America, Harrisburg , Pa ., Stackpole Company, 1954, pp. 9– 17. 2 J. Hirschmeier, The Origins of Entrepreneurship in Meiji Japan, Cambridge , Harvard University Press, 1964. 2a Y. Horie, “ Modern Entrepreneurship in Meiji Japan,” in W. W. Lockwood eds., The State and Economic Enterprise in Modern Japan, Princeton , Princeton University Press, 1965, pp. 183– 203. 1 Explorations in Entrepreneurial History, Vol. VIII, No. 2 (1955). 2 Y. Horie, “Nihon no Keizai Kindaika to Ie (The Role of the ‘Ie’ in the Economic Modernization of Japan),” Keizai Kenkyū, Vol. XVI, No. 2 (1965). 1 bunke and honke—In the Tokugawa period, there the bunke system had been established without discrimination of social classes, and this was carried over into the Meiji era. A bunke, given the same family name and some assets by its honke, was established ordinarily by a son other than the first son, exceptionally by a son-in-law married to a daughter, and rarely by a trustworthy employee. The bunke was expected to help its honke when the latter got into difficulties and to send an heir in case the latter lacked a proper successor. In short, the honke-bunke system was a device to prevent the extinction of the family line and aimed at the lasting prosperity of the ie.” pp. 98– 103. 1 R. A. Scalapino, Democracy and the Party Movement in Prewar Japan, Berkeley , University of California Press, 1953, p. 45 ff. 1 Y. Horie, “ Capital Formation in the Early Stages of Industrialization in Japan,” in Second International Conference of Economic History in Aix-en Provence, Vol. II, Paris, Mouton, 1965, pp. 685– 700. Volume3, Issue4December 1965Pages 404-426 ReferencesRelatedInformation