PEASANT SOCIETY IN JAPAN'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON RURAL LABOUR AND FINANCE MARKETS

Masayuki Tanimoto · 2018 · International Journal of Asian Studies

Summary. Peasant households in Japan developed distinctive economic strategies from the seventeenth century onward, prioritizing family labor utilization and property transmission across generations. These households shaped labor and financial markets by preferring non-agricultural work within family units, creating barriers to external labor mobility. Regional industries like weaving adapted to these household preferences through putting-out systems, while rural capital accumulation and regional financial markets reinforced this pattern, fundamentally influencing Japan's economic development trajectory.

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DOI

10.1017/s1479591418000050

Countries

Japan

Regions

Asia

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, food-systems

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2026-04-28