Synopsis

Introduction

Competition in World Markets

Japan

Brief History of Japanese Industrialization

Present Conditions: (a) National policy in its effects upon industrial development; (b) Distinctive features of industrial organization, finance, and labour; (c) Population, raw materials, and food-supplies

Japan's Industrial Future

China

Brief History of Chinese Industrialization

Government Policy Towards Industry: (a) National Industrial Policy; (b) General characteristics of labour and industry; (c) Chinese and foreign-owned factories

China's Industrial Future

India

Brief History of Indian Industrialization

Present Conditions: (a) The organization and finance of large-scale industries and the role of foreign capital; (b) The industrial policy of the Government; (c) The cotton mill, and iron and steel industries; (d) Characteristics and problems of industrial labour

India's Industrial Future: (a) India's competitive position and industrial potentialities; (b) Political factors affecting India's industrial future

Great Britain

Historical Note on British Industrial Development in the Nineteenth Century

Post-War Conditions in the Exporting Industries

Reactions on the Social Structure: Unemployment and the `Distressed Areas'

The Effects of Eastern Industrialization upon Trade Relationships in the British Commonwealth

Conclusions: an economist's comment

T. E. Gregory

Bibliography

Index