The entrepreneur who built modern Japan : Shibusawa Eiichi / Shimada Masakazu ; translated by Paul Narum.
Shimada, Masakazu, 1961- author.; Narum, Paul, translator.
2017
HC461.5.S48 S4613 2017 (Mapit)
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Title The entrepreneur who built modern Japan : Shibusawa Eiichi / Shimada Masakazu ; translated by Paul Narum.
Author Shimada, Masakazu, 1961- author.
Uniform Title Shibusawa Eiichi. English
Edition First edition.
ISBN 9784916055798 (hardcover)
4916055799 (hardcover)
Published Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, [2017]
Copyright ©2017
Language English
Language Note Text translated into English from Japanese.
Description x, 186 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Call Number HC461.5.S48 S4613 2017
Summary "In this penetrating biography of Shibusawa Eiichi (1840-1931), one of Japan's foremost entrepreneurs, Shimada Masakazu traces Shibusawa's youth, when he witnessed the decay of Japan's feudal society and experienced the benefits of modernization at first hand in Europe; his service in the Ministry of Finance of the new Meiji government in its early years; and his venture into business and involvement in literally hundreds of companies as he set about building the roots of modern corporate Japan. Shimada also looks closely at Shibusawa's social activities and his insistence that economics and morals are inseparable. In troubled times like the present, when the limits of capitalism are being seen around the world, Shibusawa's vision is as relevant as ever"--Back cover.
Note "Originally published in Japanese as Shibusawa Eiichi : shakai kigyōka no senkusha by Iwanami Shoten in 2011. The original text has been revised and edited by the author for the English version." -- Title page verso
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (page 175-181) and index.
Added Author Narum, Paul, translator.
Series Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
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From farm boy to shogunate vassal : seeking an outlet for his talents
Leader of the Meiji business world : developing the mechanisms for an open economy
Shibusawa's personal network
Politics for the benefit of the private sector
Contribution to nation building through social and public enterprises
Epilogue : Shibusawa's vision of modern society.

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