Japan versus China in the industrial race
By: Wei-Bin Zhang ; foreword by Åke E. Andersson.
Contributors: Andersson, Åke E., 1936-
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: Industries -- China -- History.; Industries -- Japan -- History.; Comparative economics.; China -- Economic conditions -- 1976-2000.; Japan -- Economic conditions -- 1945-2000.; China -- Economic conditions.; Japan -- Economic conditions.
Description: The book examines the issues from philosophical, social, political, economic and historical perspectives to discover why Japanese industrialisation has been so much faster than China's and to examine how Chinese perspectives on social change have affected its economic history and current growth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-219) and index.