Preface 7
Ⅰ．The Disintegration of the Old Régime 13
Ⅱ．Reconstruction,1868-81 30
Ⅲ．Financial Foundations,1881-1914 47
Ⅳ．Agriculture,Raw Silk and the Textile Industries,1881-1914 61
Ⅴ．The Heavy Industries,Shipping and Foreign Trade,1881-1914 79
Ⅵ．The First World War and the Post-War Decade 97
Ⅶ．Industry and Agriculture,1914-32 112
Ⅷ．Economic Policy and the Zaibatsu,1914-32 127
Ⅸ．Reflation and Preparation for War,1932-37 136
Ⅹ．Industrial Developments after the World Depression,1932-37 144
Ⅺ．Summary and Conclusions 161
Supplementary Chapter．Economic Recovery and Expansion,1945-1960 170
APPENDICES 192
A．Glossary 192
B．Statistical Tables 194
C．Bibliography 225
INDEX 233