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Japan evolved as a new developing country after World War II. Japan was a defeated country in this world war, and 30 percent of its productive equipment had been destroyed in the war. The people had lost the national objective that Japan had followed since the Meiji Restoration in 1868: catching-up with occidental countries by emphasizing national wealth and national strength. However, they rapidly restored this national objective, but, this time, adopted the Peace Constitution, which forbids having armies.
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Nishikawa, J. (2012). Opening of the Economy and Structural Reforms. In: Toyoda, T., Nishikawa, J., Sato, H.K. (eds) Economic and Policy Lessons from Japan to Developing Countries. IDE-JETRO Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230355019_11
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