Confucian Capitalism by John H Sagers

Confucian Capitalism by John H Sagers

With the life story of Shibusawa Eiichi (1840-1931), one of the most important financiers and industrialists in modern Japanese history, as its narrative focal point, this book explores the challenges of importing modern business enterprises to Japan, where the pursuit of profit was considered beneath the dignity of the samurai elite.

Shibusawa's enormous contribution to the economic success story of Meiji Japan, Sagers argues, was not primarily based on business interests but on mutual trust and on the time-honored values of moral commitmentThese key attributes of the business ethics promoted by Shibusawa, which paid heed to the importance of social harmony, deserve the attention of the readers of the twenty-first century as well: in particular those with keen interest in East Asian religions. (Lehel Balogh, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 45 (2), June, 2019)

John H. Sagers is Professor of East Asian History at Linfield College, USA. He received his PhD in history from the University of Washington, USA; was a Fulbright Fellow at Rikkyo University, Japan; and held a Japan Foundation Fellowship. In 2006, he published his first book Origins of Japanese Wealth and Power: Reconciling Confucianism and Capitalism, 1830–1885 with Palgrave Macmillan.

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ISBN 13	9783030094744
ISBN 10	303009474X
Title	Confucian Capitalism
Author	John H Sagers
Series	Palgrave Studies In Economic History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Year published	2019-01-30
Number of pages	245
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