Mitsuhiko Kimura
Biographic Data
| ID | 3857914 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mitsuhiko Kimura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mitsuhiko |
| FAMILY NAME | Kimura |
| SIGNATURE | KIMURA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kobe University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From fascism to communism
On the basis of new archival evidence and a reading of other materials, this article demonstrates that economic policies in North Korea after 1945 very closely resembled those implemented by the Japanese towards the end of their colonial rule. This resemblance was a natural consequence of the collectivist spirit dominating both regimes. This conclusion challenges the standard interpretation of formation of the North Korean regime, which asserts d…
The Economics of Japanese Imperialism in Korea, 1910-1939
Standards of Living in Colonial Korea
This article discusses the changing living standards among the Korean masses under Japanese rule. Farm income per household, agricultural real wages, and per capita calorie intake from staple foods declined. On the other hand primary school enrollment, literacy, and survival rates rose, and average stature at least did not decrease. Arguing that literacy rates, survival rates, and average stature are variables more directly related to living cond…
The Colonial Origins of Korean Enterprise, 1910-1945
Public finance in Korea under Japanese rule
A Note on Periodic Markets in Korea, 1914–1940
Financial Aspects of Korea's Economic Growth under Japanese Rule
Feeling strong pressure from Western Powers Japan abandoned her seclusion policy in 1854 and inaugurated serious efforts to modernize her society and economy after the Meiji Restoration in 1868. She, in turn, forced Korea who had been keeping the seclusion policy on her own to open the door in 1876. The feudal Korean government (the Yi Dynasty, 1392-1910) was impelled to embark on social and economic reforms by opening the door. Yet, after nearly…
Standards of Living in Colonial Korea
This article discusses the changing living standards among the Korean masses under Japanese rule. Farm income per household, agricultural real wages, and per capita calorie intake from staple foods declined. On the other hand primary school enrollment, literacy, and survival rates rose, and average stature at least did not decrease. Arguing that literacy rates, survival rates, and average stature are variables more directly related to living cond…
Public finance in Korea under Japanese rule
The Economics of Japanese Imperialism in Korea, 1910-1939
A Note on Periodic Markets in Korea, 1914–1940
Financial Aspects of Korea's Economic Growth under Japanese Rule
Feeling strong pressure from Western Powers Japan abandoned her seclusion policy in 1854 and inaugurated serious efforts to modernize her society and economy after the Meiji Restoration in 1868. She, in turn, forced Korea who had been keeping the seclusion policy on her own to open the door in 1876. The feudal Korean government (the Yi Dynasty, 1392-1910) was impelled to embark on social and economic reforms by opening the door. Yet, after nearly…
Public finance in Korea under Japanese rule
The Colonial Origins of Korean Enterprise, 1910-1945
Standards of Living in Colonial Korea
This article discusses the changing living standards among the Korean masses under Japanese rule. Farm income per household, agricultural real wages, and per capita calorie intake from staple foods declined. On the other hand primary school enrollment, literacy, and survival rates rose, and average stature at least did not decrease. Arguing that literacy rates, survival rates, and average stature are variables more directly related to living cond…
The Economics of Japanese Imperialism in Korea, 1910-1939
From fascism to communism
On the basis of new archival evidence and a reading of other materials, this article demonstrates that economic policies in North Korea after 1945 very closely resembled those implemented by the Japanese towards the end of their colonial rule. This resemblance was a natural consequence of the collectivist spirit dominating both regimes. This conclusion challenges the standard interpretation of formation of the North Korean regime, which asserts d…
Political science (6 works) · Colonialism (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Japanese History and Culture (5 works) · History (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Economy (3 works) · Population (3 works) · China (2 works)