TY - JOUR
AU - NAKAOKA, Shunsuke
AB - The aim of this article is to examine and analyze the social origins of the modern Japanese wealthy economic elite. The analysis in this article focuses primarily on the conditions necessary for the entry of other social groups, including the non-economic social elite and those of lower social class origins, into the economic elite. This analysis incorporates comparisons with members of the European bourgeoisie, especially in Britain and Germany. The article’s analysis shows that there was less social mobility into the world of the wealthy economic elite for some social groups within Japan. From a comparative perspective—although Japan, Britain, and Germany share similar high levels of self-recruitment—there were significant differences that were influenced by the social and historical context of each country.
TI - The Making of Modern Riches: The Social Origins of the Economic Elite in the Early 20th Century
JF - Social Science Japan Journal
DO - 10.1093/ssjj/jyl030
DA - 2006-10-13
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/the-making-of-modern-riches-the-social-origins-of-the-economic-elite-gxuigX02zN
SP - 221
EP - 241
VL - 9
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -