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The entrepreneur who built modern Japan : Shibusawa Eiichi
Author
島田昌和, 1961- author.
Uniform Title
Shibusawa Eiichi. English
渋沢栄一. English
Title
The entrepreneur who built modern Japan : Shibusawa Eiichi / Shimada Masakazu ; translated by Paul Narum = Shibusawa Eiichi : shakai kigyōka no senkusha / chosha Shimada Masakazu ; yakusha Pōru Nerumu.
The entrepreneur who built modern Japan : Shibusawa Eiichi / Shimada Masakazu ; translated by Paul Narum = 渋沢栄一 : 社会企業家の先駆者 / 著者島田昌和 ; 訳者ポール・ネルム.
ISBN
9784916055798
4916055799
Edition
First edition.
Publication
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2017.
Physical Description
x, 186 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Notes
"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.
Text translated into English from Japanese.
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.
Variant and related titles
Colophon title: Shibusawa Eiichi : shakai kigyōka no senkusha
Colophon title: 渋沢栄一 : 社会企業家の先駆者
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 07, 2017
Series
Japan library
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 175-181) and index.
Contents
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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