Zaibatsu dissolution and the American restoration of Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8415375 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard B Schonbcrgcr (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 16-31 |
| Publication date | 1973-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-4810 • E-ISSN: 1472-6033 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14672715.1973.10406331 |
| OpenAlex | W2329454785 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 11 |
In virtually all of the nations of Asia, American activity in Japan after 1947 aroused deep fears and bitter opposition. Washington unilaterally announced policies designed to encourage the reemergence of Japan as the dominant economic power in the Pacific. This "reverse course," as it was commonly called, entailed the drastic curtailment of early Occupation reform measures in the business, labor, military, and reparations areas. The reorientation of American policy was publicly explained as a response to the acute economic crisis in Japan and the reluctance of Congress to underwrite the growing costs of the Occupation. Such explanations were met with skepticism by both critics and supporters of the new policies for Japan. They noted that the economic rehabilitation of Japan coincided with the rapid disintegration of the Chinese Nationalist regime, the breakdown in Soviet-American relations, and paralleled a similar change in policy in American-occupied Germany. The paramount motivation in America's Far Eastern policy, they believed, was the need to establish Japan as "a mighty bulwark against Moscow's domination of Asia
China · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Nationalism · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Skepticism · Japanese History and Culture · Law
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1975 - 2025 (51) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |