Writing History Sideways: Lessons for Indian Economic Historians from Meiji Japan

The history of economic growth and industrial development in Meiji Japan has long attracted the attention of economic historians of India, especially those who are concerned with the question of industrial development. There is as yet no consensus as to the message of any comparison between Japan an...

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Published in:Modern Asian studies 1985-07, Vol.19 (3), p.669-698
Main Author: Tomlinson, B. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
COLONIZATION AND COLONIALISM
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
CONSENSUS
Crop economics
Economic development
Economic growth
Economic history
ECONOMIC SAVINGS
Economic sectors
ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ECONOMICS
Farm economics
History
India
Industrial growth
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Japan
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZED COLLECTIVE ARGUMENT
PUBLIC POLICY
Rural economics
STATES
STUDY OF HISTORY AS SUBJECT MATTER
SUBSIDIES
TRADITION
WRITING
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Summary:The history of economic growth and industrial development in Meiji Japan has long attracted the attention of economic historians of India, especially those who are concerned with the question of industrial development. There is as yet no consensus as to the message of any comparison between Japan and India, and the battlefield between different analyses of the Meiji economy has proved a useful source of pillage to dress up conflicting interpretations of the Indian economy in this and later periods.
ISSN:0026-749X
1469-8099
DOI:10.1017/S0026749X00007769