Meiji at 150

Dr. Steven Ericson (Dartmouth College) Ericson, Steven; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Ericson rethinks several common understandings of Meiji industrialization and economic modernization, reassessing ideas of fiscal retrenchment during the Matsukata Deflation, challenging assumptions of Tokugawa structural preconditions for Meiji industrialization, and questioning the speed and success of Meiji industrial growth.

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