James H. Johnston's Books

Reprint of the original, first published in 1886.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1903.

What has been the role of goverment industrial policy, through agencies such as MITI, in Japan's extraordinary post-war development? How has the role changed in successive phases of growth? What `lessons' can be learned from this experience by other nations, be they in the West, or developing countries or economies in transition attempting to introduce competitive market structures? These are some of the main questions addressed in this absorbing and thorough study. Dividing the period into three main phases, the author shows that policy played a crucial role in the initial period of post-war recovery. It did so not by `picking winners' but by creating a stable base from which development could occur by spreading the cost of introducing market competition over time. In the succeeding high growth period and more recently Japan's industrial policy attempts only to promote the development of new technology and smooth the decline of sectors that are no longer globally competitive. That Japan itself no longer practises industrial policy on a wide scale is an irony little appreciated by those advocating the adoption of a `Japan style' industrial policy elsewhere.

Covers the history of the British Empire from 1600 to the present day, and its transition from ruler of half the world to its current status of isolated, economically fragile island.

Chemistry of Modern Papermaking presents a chemist's perspective on the papermaking process. With roughly 3% of the mass of a paper product invested in water-soluble chemicals, paper makers can adjust the speed and efficiency of the process, minimize and reuse surplus materials, and differentiate a paper product as required by specific customers. W

The greatly revised and enlarged twelve-volume third edition (1911-15) of Sir James Frazer's controversial work on classical religion.

Margaret Cabell Brown's Recollections, written in 1911, provide a woman's perspective on the Civil War. While her husband enlisted in the Confederate Army, Margaret worked for the Confederate government in Richmond. This diary is not about battle and glory, but rather details the realities of life during the Civil War

Reprint of the original, first published in 1884.

Book's by James H. Johnston

Pioneer History of Milwaukee

Pioneer History of Milwaukee

From Manassas to Appomattox

From Manassas to Appomattox

Planning for Change

Planning for Change

The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

Chemistry of Modern Papermaking

Chemistry of Modern Papermaking

The Golden Bough

The Golden Bough

The Recollections of Margaret Cabell Brown Loughborough

The Recollections of Margaret Cabell Brown Loughborough

Milwaukee Under the Charter, from 1847 to 1853 Inclusive

Milwaukee Under the Charter, from 1847 to 1853 Inclusive

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