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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811261303321

Autore

Nakamura James I.

Titolo

Agricultural production and the economic development of Japan, 1873-1922 / / James I. Nakamura

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 1966

©1966

ISBN

0-691-65034-9

1-4008-7667-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

Studies of the East Asian Institute, Columbia University

Princeton Legacy Library

Disciplina

388.10951

Soggetti

Agriculture - Economic aspects - Japan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Foreword / Morley, James William -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction, Summary, and Conclusion -- CHAPTER 2. The Concealment of Arable Land -- CHAPTER 3. The Undermeasurement of Arable Land -- CHAPTER 4. The Underreporting of Yield -- CHAPTER 5. Corrected Value and Growth Rate of Agricultural Production -- CHAPTER 6. Comparison of Corrected Estimates with Previous Estimates of Agricultural -- CHAPTER 7. Agriculture in the Economic Development of Japan -- Appendices. Bibliography. Index -- APPENDIX A. Tokugawa and Meiji Land Taxation -- APPENDIX B. Agricultural Land Improvement Policy -- APPENDIX C. Map of Agricultural Regions of Japan -- APPENDIX D. Selected Period and Era Names and Dates -- APPENDIX F. Statistical Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study indicates that the agricultural production of Japan from 1873 to 1922 was higher than official records indicate, and that this higher rate of Japanese production was partially responsible for the swift economic growth of Japan. Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions



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