Confucian Statecraft and Ideological Innovation -- Confucian Moralism and Economic Realism in Satsuma -- Shimazu Nariakira and Japan's First Industrial Policy -- Confucian and Capitalist Values in Conflict -- Satsuma Leaders and Early Meiji Capitalist Institutions -- Establishing a Firm Foundation for Economic Development
Summary
This book focuses on the trans-Meiji Restoration story of the ideological transformation that made modern capitalism possible in Japan. To illustrate this transformation, the book looks at four key architects of Meiji Japan's capitalist institutions: Okubo Toshimichi, Godai Tomoatsu, Matsukata Masayoshi, and Maeda Masana
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-169) and index
