The miracle of japanese economy after the second world war ww2. The japanese economic miracle is known as japans record period of economic growth. List of books and articles about japan, postwar period. What are some good books on the japanese postwar economy. The japanese economic miracle japans recent economic problems resources. China rewrites history books to extend sinojapanese war. The japanese economic miracle is known as japan s record period of economic growth between the postworld war ii era to the end of the cold war. Britain and france may have been fighting for liberty, but they were not prepared to extend it to their empires.
Wwii historic fiction, world war two firsthand accounts nonfiction, best childrens books about world war ii 19391945, world war 2 bo. After wwii, japan s economy continued growing partly due to measures laid down by the government and also due to financial aid from the us. This article is adapted from the book outline of the u. The japanese political economy since 1945 springerlink.
In the late 1950s, however, the nation reemerged as a major industrial power. During the economic boom, japan rapidly became the worlds second largest economy after the united states. The japanese economic miracle refers to a period from postwwii to the end of the cold war where japan s economy still recorded positive growth. The lost decade or the lost 10 years, ushinawareta junen was a period of economic stagnation in japan following the japanese asset price bubbles collapse in late 1991 and early 1992. Shopping centers multiplied, rising from eight at the end of world war ii to 3,840 in 1960. A common purpose shared by business, household and the government sectors was to catch up with north american and european industrial economies. The japanese economy first showed signs of serious strain when the bubble. In this book, aaron forsberg presents an arresting account of japans postwar. During world war ii, how important were the cities of hiroshima and. And dresden, or the firebombing of hamburg, tokyo and berlin. The wartime boost of the japanese economy began in 1916. The economic history of japan is most studied for the spectacular social and economic growth in the 1800s after the meiji restoration, when it became the first nonwestern great power, and for its expansion after the second world war, when japan recovered from devastation to become the worlds second largest economy behind the united states, and from 2010 behind china as well. Following its defeat in world war ii, japan was occupied by allied forces, primarily us. Phase i of the economic development after wwii was from 1945 through the 1960s.
In this book, which has since its first publication in 1981 been a standard text and. After all, one ally was the soviet union, in its own way as guilty of crimes against humanity as nazi germany, fascist italy or japan. Im looking for a list of books published in english about world war two, written from the japanese perspective. Economy by conte and karr and has been adapted with permission from the u. Japans economy collapsed after the defeat in world war ii, and its merchant marine, one of the worlds largest in the 1930s, was almost totally destroyed. The postwar japanese economy 2nd edition the economy of japan, with its high rates. The postwar japanese political economy was substantially defined by cold war. Discover librarianselected research resources on japanese economic history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic. After the end of world war ii, japans economy was in a shambles, and its international economic relations were almost completely disrupted. List of books and articles about japanese economic history online. Postwar reconstruction and catchup phase i of the economic development after wwii was from 1945 through the 1960s. Many industries soon followed, leaving cities for less crowded sites.