Table of Contents
Introduction: Small Business in Historical Perspective, Konosuke Odaka and Minoru SawaiPart I. North America1. Moving Outside Manufacturing: Research Perspectives on Small Business in Twentieth-Century America, Philip Scranton2. Small Business in America: An Historical Overview, Mansel G. Blackford3. The Architecture of an Industrial Sector: Size and Structure in Canadian Manufacturing, Kris InwoodPart II. Europe4. Small Firms in the UK, C. F. Pratten5. Small-Scale Business in Germany: The Flexible Element of Economic Growth, Ulrich Wengenroth6. Small- and Medium-Size Industrial Enterprises in France, 1900-1975, Michel Lescure7. Small Manufacturing Firms and Local Production Systems in Modern Italy, Aurelio AlaimoPart III. Japan8. Historical Features of Japanese Small and Medium Enterprises: A Comparative Economic Approach, Johzen Takeuchi9. The Development of the Putting-out System in Modern Japan: The Case of the Cotton-Weaving Industry, Takeshi Abe10. The Role of Technical Education and Public Research Institutes in the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises: The Case of Osaka Between the Wars, Minoru Sawai11. Evaluating Japanese Industrial Policy: The Auto-Parts Industry Example, Konosuke OdakaEpilogue: Where Do We Go from Here?, Konosuke Odaka and Minoru SawaiIntroduction: Small Business in Historical Perspective, Konosuke Odaka and Minoru SawaiPart I. North America1. Moving Outside Manufacturing: Research Perspectives on Small Business in Twentieth-Century America, Philip Scranton2. Small Business in America: An Historical Overview, Mansel G. Blackford3. The Architecture of an Industrial Sector: Size and Structure in Canadian Manufacturing, Kris InwoodPart II. Europe4. Small Firms in the UK, C. F. Pratten5. Small-Scale Business in Germany: The Flexible Element of Economic Growth, Ulrich Wengenroth6. Small- and Medium-Size Industrial Enterprises in France, 1900-1975, Michel Lescure7. Small Manufacturing Firms and Local Production Systems in Modern Italy, Aurelio AlaimoPart III. Japan8. Historical Features of Japanese Small and Medium Enterprises: A Comparative Economic Approach, Johzen Takeuchi9. The Development of the Putting-out System in Modern Japan: The Case of the Cotton-Weaving Industry, Takeshi Abe10. The Role of Technical Education and Public Research Institutes in the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises: The Case of Osaka Between the Wars, Minoru Sawai11. Evaluating Japanese Industrial Policy: The Auto-Parts Industry Example, Konosuke OdakaEpilogue: Where Do We Go from Here?, Konosuke Odaka and Minoru Sawai
