Agricultural Development and Tenancy Disputes in Japan, 1870-1940

Smethurst, Richard J.

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“…In addition, research stations were established to develop new, more productive seed varieties (Smethurst, 1986). The fact that the new tax was to be paid in cash implied that farmers who were not yet involved in market production would have to begin selling some portion of their crop in the market.…”

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“…The result was a significant improvement in agricultural productivity and a rise in the standard of living of the rural population (Smethurst, 1986). A land tax payable in cash, not in kind, was imposed on producers.…”

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“…A land tax payable in cash, not in kind, was imposed on producers. Smethurst (1986) shows that it was the relatively more prosperous tenant cultivators who were most likely to involve themselves in anti-landlord activity, not the poorer farmers. First property rights were clearly defined and established.…”

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“…Between 1920 and 1941, 96% of all tenant disputes resulted either in tenant victory or compromise (Smethurst, 1986). Between 1920 and 1941, 96% of all tenant disputes resulted either in tenant victory or compromise (Smethurst, 1986).…”

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Modes of long-run development: Latin America and East Asia

Grabowski¹

2008

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In this paper, two models of long-run development are constructed, one for a unimodal agricultural structure and the other for a bimodal agricultural structure. The process of the evolution of state institutional capacity under these two structures is analyzed. Capacity is measured by the ability of the state to extract revenue in return for which services are provided. The development of such capacity is seen as the key factor in providing the human capital and infrastructure necessary for the shift from inward-to outward-oriented development. Latin America and East Asia are used as examples of these two modes of long-run development.

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Modes of long-run development: Latin America and East Asia

Grabowski¹

2008

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“…26 Overall, it is fair to say that the progress of agricultural development in nineteenthcentury Japan probably encouraged some increase in social differentiation in its early stages, especially at times and in places where market arrangements were most fragile, insecure and imperfect. Thus in times of inflation such as the 1870s farm incomes tended to rise at the expense of the national exchequer; while at times of deflation such as the 1880s they tended to fall, with consequent loss of land.…”

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Rural Society and Agricultural Development in Japan, 1870–1920: An Overview

Tomlinson

1995

Rural History

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In 1868, when the Meiji emperor had his powers ‘restored’ by the political revolution that destroyed the old feudal system of the Tokugawa shoguns, Japan was a predominantly agricultural economy. By the time of the emperor's death in 1912 Japan had achieved significant industrialisation and in 1920, after a further boom during the First World War, she was well advanced along the road to a distinctive type of industrial development based on textile goods for export, heavy industry for domestic civilian and military capital investment, and considerable state intervention in economic and social organisation. In the mid 1880s, about 70% of the gainfully-employed population were engaged in agriculture, producing well over 40% of the gross national product. Farmers derived about three-quarters of their total income from agricultural activities, although agriculture probably absorbed only about 60% of total work hours for the labour force as a whole, with another 2% each for fishing and construction, and a further 16% or so for traditional mining and manufacturing. By 1920, the GDP of the Japanese economy had grown almost three-fold, but the share supplied by agriculture was under 30%, while just over 50% of workers were employed there.1.

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Japan’s First Experiment with Democracy, 1868–1940

Smethurst¹

1995

The Social Construction of Democracy, 1870–1990

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Agricultural Development and Tenancy Disputes in Japan, 1870-1940

Cited by 45 publications

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Modes of long-run development: Latin America and East Asia

Modes of long-run development: Latin America and East Asia

Rural Society and Agricultural Development in Japan, 1870–1920: An Overview

Japan’s First Experiment with Democracy, 1868–1940

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