Response to the reading
The Asian economic history is written in terms of western impact on Asia. The international contact between Asian countries is not considered as significant in understanding the regional economic modernization. The growth of East Asian economic relation, Japanese economic history occupies a central place in the analysis with regard to the interwar period. Since these interactions have received less attention and Japanese-language sources are insignificantly used, the author concentrates on the outside empire to try understanding the Japanese empire well (Sugihara 2005). Trade and other economic interactions between china and japan are significant in shaping regional industrialization pattern. The ...
