The entrepreneur who built modern Japan
Subtitle: Shibusawa Eiichi
By: Shimada Masakazu ; translated by Paul Narum = Shibusawa Eiichi : shakai kigyōka no senkusha / chosha Shimada Masakazu ; yakusha Pōru Nerumu
Contributors: Narum, Paul, translator
Edition: First edition.
Series: Japan library; Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
Publisher: Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9784916055798
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Capitalists and financiers; Biography; Executives
Other titles: Shibusawa Eiichi :
Work titles: Shibusawa Eiichi
Description: "In this penetrating biography of Shibusawa Eiichi (1840-1931), one of Japan's foremost entrepreneurs, Shimada Masakazu traces Shibusawa's youth, when he witnessed the decay of Japan's feudal society and experienced the benefits of modernization at first hand in Europe; his service in the Ministry of Finance of the new Meiji government in its early years; and his venture into business and involvement in literally hundreds of companies as he set about building the roots of modern corporate Japan. Shimada also looks closely at Shibusawa's social activities and his insistence that economics and morals are inseparable. In troubled times like the present, when the limits of capitalism are being seen around the world, Shibusawa's vision is as relevant as ever"--Back cover.
Notes: "Originally published in Japanese as Shibusawa Eiichi : shakai kigyōka no senkusha by Iwanami Shoten in 2011. The original text has been revised and edited by the author for the English version"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-181) and index.

Text translated into English from Japanese.
Table of contents: title: From farm boy to shogunate vassal : seeking an outlet for his talents; title: Leader of the Meiji business world : developing the mechanisms for an open economy; title: Shibusawa's personal network; title: Politics for the benefit of the private sector; title: Contribution to nation building through social and public enterprises; title: Epilogue : Shibusawa's vision of modern society.