02556nam 2200613 a 450 991045662170332120200520144314.01-283-14830-79786613148308981-4287-53-9(CKB)2550000000039675(EBL)737632(OCoLC)742232111(SSID)ssj0000526245(PQKBManifestationID)12231008(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000526245(PQKBWorkID)10520105(PQKB)11013193(MiAaPQ)EBC737632(WSP)00007465(Au-PeEL)EBL737632(CaPaEBR)ebr10480263(CaONFJC)MIL314830(EXLCZ)99255000000003967520110425d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTraps embraced or escaped[electronic resource] elites in the economic development of modern Japan and China /Carl MoskSingapore ;Hackensack, N.J. World Scientificc20111 online resource (277 p.)Description based upon print version of record.981-4287-52-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-253) and index.pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Coping with the western challenge, 1840-1911 -- pt. 3. Traps, 1910-1955 -- pt. 4. Consequences, 1945-2005.This book explores economic development in East Asia between 1870 and 1953 in terms of escaping or succumbing to four interrelated traps: demographic; political; economic; and, cultural. Demographic traps include Malthusian traps and poor health and longevity (measured by anthropometric indicators and life expectancy). Political traps include both domestic traps - corruption, internal conflict - and external traps, namely geopolitical traps involving foreign powers. Economic traps include poor infrastructure (banks, harbors, roads, railroads, steam shipping, hydroelectric power) or raw materiaEconomic developmentChinaEconomic developmentJapanAsiaEconomic conditionsElectronic books.Economic developmentEconomic development327.51052330.951Mosk Carl899552MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456621703321Traps embraced or escaped2009937UNINA