Agricultural Production and the Economic Development of Japan, 1873-1922 / / James I. Nakamura.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Nakamura, James I.,
• MitwirkendeR: Morley, James William,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1966
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 2101
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (282 p.)

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 preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- 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