CIRJE-F-275 | "The Role of Tradition in Japan's Industrialization: A Perspective of "Indigenous Development"" |
Author Name | Tanimoto, Masayuki |
Date | April 2004 |
Full Paper | PDF file@ |
Remarks | Revised version subsequently published in Tanimoto, Masayuki eds., The Role of Tradition in Japan's Industrialization, Oxford University Press. |
Abstract |
This paper explores Japan's industrialization from the perspective of "indigenous development", focusing on what may be identified as "traditional" or "indigenous" factors. First, we describe the typical indigenous development process by looking at a case study of one rural weaving industry. After that, we investigate the functions of various institutions supporting "indigenous development" in modern Japan. Through these, we conclude that the peculiar logic functioning on the supply side of the developmental trajectory was the key to understand the existence of "indigenous development" in Japan's industrialization process. |