Economic Activities under the Japanese Colonial Empire.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Part I: Problems of Economic Development in the Japanese Empire -- Chapter 2: The Formation of Capitalism in East Asia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Rise of East Asia in the World Economy During the Interwar Period -- 3 Division of Labor Within the Empire and Agriculture in the Colonies -- 4 The Expansion of the Capitalist Mode of Production in East Asia -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 3: The Shifting Axis of Specialization Within the Japanese Empire: A Study of Railway Distribution of Cereals in Colon... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Emergence of the ``Specialization in Cereals Within the Empire´´ -- 3 Change in the ``Specialization in Cereals Within the Empire´´ -- 3.1 Distribution Conditions of Manchurian Millet in Chosen -- 3.2 Changes in Millet Demand in the North -- 4 Demand in the Southern Districts of Chosen -- 4.1 Urban Demand for Cereals -The Distribution Structure of Rice -- 4.2 Demand for Cereals in Southern Farm Districts -Distribution Structure of Wheat and Barley -- 5 Conclusion and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 4: Industrialization and the Rice-Processing Industry in Taiwan Under Japanese Rule, 1895-1945 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Rice-Processing Industry´s Dominance in Taiwan´s Industrialization -- 3 The Development and Distinctive Features of the Rice-Processing Industry -- 3.1 Overview of Development -- 3.2 Before the Introduction of Motive Power -- 3.3 The Motorization Process -- 4 Economic Origins of the Development of the Rice-Processing Industry -- 4.1 Taiwan´s Conversion into a Rice-Supplying Territory -- 4.2 Changes in Rice Distribution Routes and the Establishment and Development of the Rice Hulling Industry.

4.3 The Rice-Processing Industry´s Role in Handling Rice for Domestic Consumption, and Changes in Taiwanese Society -- 5 Concluding Thoughts: The Development of the Rice-Processing Industry and the Structural Particularities of Taiwanese Industr... -- Primary Source -- References -- Chapter 5: The Peasants´ Dilemma: Finance and Fraud Problems in Purchasing Fertilizer in Taiwan (1910-1930s) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Structure of the Fertilizer Market -- 2.1 Agricultural Associations and Fertilizer Demand -- 2.2 Supply-Demand Structure of Fertilizer -- 3 Problems with Fertilizer Purchases -- 3.1 Financing Problems -- 3.2 Fertilizer Fraud -- 4 Actions of Peasants Purchasing Fertilizers -- 4.1 Trust in Joint Purchasing -- 4.2 Trust in Fertilizer Merchants -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Book Reviews -- Chapter 6: Review of Nak Nyeon Kim, Nihon Teikokushugika no Chosen Keizai (The Korean Economy Under the Japanese Rule) -- Chapter 7: Review of Chaisung Lim, Senji Keizai to Tetsudo Unei (Wartime Economy and Railroad Operations) -- Chapter 8: Review of Hirokazu Hirai, Nihon Shokuminchi Zaiseishi Kenkyu (Study on the History of Finance of Japanese Colonial ... -- Erratum to: The Shifting Axis of Specialization Within the Japanese Empire: A Study of Railway Distribution of Cereals in Col... -- Index.

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