Small-Scale Industry in Japan

Edwin P. Reubens

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1947, vol. 61, issue 4, 577-604

Abstract: I. The rôle of small-scale industry: the prewar situation, 578; productivity, 582; trends, 584; war-time changes, 586; the social context, 592. — II. Prospects for large-scale industry: effect of air raids, 593; occupation policies, 593; other unfavorable factors, 594; the textile industry, 596. — III. Prospects for small-scale industry: advantages of small-scale plants, 597; obstacles to survival, 599. — IV. Implications: absorption of labor, 601; development of a strong middle class, 602; needed reforms, 602; the labor movement, 603; occupation policies, 603.

Date: 1947
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