The Role of the Samurai in the Development of Modern Banking in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10097080 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kozo Yamamura (San Diego State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 198-220 |
| Publication date | 1967-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050700110708 |
| OpenAlex | W2099442464 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 8 |
That the modernization of Japanese political and economic institutions during the Meiji period was spearheaded by the government and the samurai class that manned the government is a widely accepted view. One could, with little effort, assemble numerous quotations (in English or Japanese) reiterating this theme with little or no variation. Government-samurai endeavors such as pioneering in modern technology, subsidy programs (tangible and intangible), dissemination of new knowledge (to include modern business practices), and other aspects of “community-centered entrepreneurship” all support the theme. The purpose of this article is to question this well-entrenched view by submitting the findings of a close examination of the emergence of modern banking in Japan. Although this is only one aspect of the general theme, few students of Japanese economic history would deny that it has been often cited as one of the most typical examples of samurai leadership and of government initiative in the modernization of Japan. Eiichi Shibusawa, a former samurai, has invariably been linked with this development, in an attempt to stress that modern banking was a creation of the samurai class
Ancient history · Class (philosophy · Economic history · Economics · Epistemology · Government (linguistics · Management · Meiji period · Meiji Restoration · Modernization theory · Political science · Politics · Subsidy · Theme (computing · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 2020 (51) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |