... designed to appeal to students and scholars of development studies, politics and economics, and, of course, Japanese modern history. <br>- International Review of Administrative Sciences <br> Japanese Economic Development has since its publication become a staple text for undergraduate and graduate courses in Japanese economic history, and this widespread use is testimony to its appeal and quality. The author has now undertaken substantial revisions to the first edition in a way which incorporates more recent literature and also locates Japan's experience more into the developmental studies context of the 1990s.... The end result remains a clearly written, well focused text which can be used to introduce major features of Japan's pre-World War II economic development economics and to those coming from a Japanese studies background. The revise version is likely to be even more popular among students and teachers than the earlier one. <br>-Janet Hunter, London School of Economics <br>