Heita (International Research Centre for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Japan) Kawakatsu & John (University of Wales, Swansea, UK) Latham 
Japanese Industrialization and the Asian Economy [EPUB ebook] 

Much has been made of the post-war Japanese economic miracle. However, the origins of this spectacular success and its effect on the region can actually be traced back to an earlier period of Asian history. In Japanese Industrialization and the Asian Economy the authors examine the factors which contributed to the period of major industrialization