The Economics of Colonialism in Korea

From 1910 to 1945, Korea was a colony of Imperial Japan. Its governance has been described politically in terms of harsh oppression and economically as exploitation and impoverishment. Certainly, there were many problems with Japanese rule in Korea, but how accurate are those claims? What is the connection between the postwar development of South Korea and the socialist regime in North Korea? This book focuses on economic issues, sticks to positivism, and depicts the reality and transformation of Korea during the period of Japanese control.

KIMURA Mitsuhiko
Born in Tokyo, he studied at Hokkaido University and Osaka University in Japan, and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the UK. He was a professor in the School of International Politics, Economics, and Communication at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo from 1999 to 2020. Currently, he is professor emeritus at the same university. He specializes in East Asian Economics.

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JIIA series
History

Publisher:
Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture

Hardcover
¥2,500 + tax
ISBN 9784866581248
210 mm x 148 mm / 236 pp. / March 2021

eBook
ISBN 9784866582078 (ePub)
ISBN 9784866582139 (PDF)

CONTENTS
Dedication
Preface to the English Edition
Acknowledgements
Korean History Prior to Annexation
Note to the Reader
Introduction: Initial Conditions
1. Japanese Administrative Policies in Korea
2. The Development of Modern Industry
3. Standards of Living
4. Rapid Transition to the Wartime Economy
5. Emergence of North and South Korea
6. What Did Japan Gain from Its Rule over Korea?
Chronology of Korea, 1866–2011
Selected Bibliography
Index

1910年から1945年まで、帝国日本の植民地となった朝鮮。日本の統治に多くの問題はあったが、その後の韓国の発展、北朝鮮の社会主義による国家建設との繋がりはないのか。経済的観点から、日本統治下の朝鮮の実態と変容を描く。

木村 光彦
1951年東京生まれ。北海道大学経済学部卒業。大阪大学大学院経済学研究科博士後期課程単位取得満期退学。帝塚山大学教授などを経て、99年より青山学院大学国際政治経済学部国際経済学科教授。専攻・東アジア経済論(本データはこの書籍が刊行された当時に掲載されていたものです)。

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