During the 195s and 197s, Japan's economic development was characterized by sustained and high-speed economic development, and people's living standards were greatly improved.
status: becoming the second largest capitalist economy country in the world after the United States. ?
from p>1956 to 1973, Japan entered a period of rapid economic development.
in p>1956, Japan entered a new historical period with the goal of catching up with advanced industrial countries and realizing national economic modernization.
during this period, Japan's real gross national product grew by more than 1% annually on average, while the industrial growth rate reached 13.6% on average. This long-term and sustained high-speed growth is rare in the history of world capitalist economic development.
during this period, Japan's industrial production increased by 8.6 times, and foreign trade began to show a surplus in 1965, which increased by 3.5 times in the middle of 1973.
in the past 18 years (1956 -1973), Japan has become the second largest economy after the United States, and successfully achieved the "second voyage" in Japan's modern history. The so-called "economic miracle" mainly refers to Japan's economic development during this period.
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the main reasons for Japan's sustained and high-speed economic development in the 195s and 197s after World War II
1. One of the most fundamental reasons for Japan's economic rise is to adjust production relations, change the shackles of backward feudal factors, vigorously develop productive forces and enhance comprehensive national strength.
extensive and profound social reform is the foundation and premise of Japan's economic prosperity. taking effective reform measures to eradicate the feudal remnants will undoubtedly create a blue sky for the country's economic development and open the way for rapid progress. It is the effective measures that make the productivity increase and the economy leap to the top of the big country, which is the root of Japan's economic rise after World War II.
2. The trial of the international military court has a certain deterrent effect on militarism.
After the Meiji Restoration, Japanese militarism played an important role in politics, which made it strong. It was the expansion of this force that eventually led to the trampling of Asian civilization. The Japanese people have learned from a painful experience and vigorously eliminated fascism. Although it is difficult to shake its roots and the remnants still exist, the democratic forces have gained the upper hand and prevented the rise of militarism to some extent.
3. Japan attaches importance to science and technology education and greatly promotes the development of productive forces.
according to its national conditions, the Japanese government has turned its attention to science and technology education, relying on science and technology to promote the great rejuvenation of the economy and establish high-tech, high-capital and high value-added emerging enterprises. Through a series of educational undertakings, we will train a batch of high-quality talents and inject new vitality into economic development.
with the rapid development of science and technology, we have introduced foreign advanced technology, actively expanded the international market, and accelerated the upgrading of products, thus greatly improving productivity. In the increasingly fierce competition in the international market, only science and technology can rejuvenate the country, and only science and technology can make the country stand among the nations of the world. Japan fully recognizes this and has done just that.
4. The rapid economic development during the Meiji Restoration laid a material foundation for the re-emergence of the economy after World War II.
after the meiji restoration, Japan embarked on the capitalist road and became a developed capitalist country with strong economic strength. In the process of imperialism, Japanese state power was also combined with monopoly capital, and state monopoly capitalism promoted investment in basic industries and emerging industries and promoted economic development.
All this laid the foundation for Japan's transformation from the largest debtor country into a creditor country and the second largest economic power after the United States in the late 196s.
5. The development of Japan's economy is also inseparable from the promotion of the United States.
after world war ii, Japan became a subordinate country of the United States. however, due to the need of hegemony between the United States and the Soviet union, the United States actively adjusted its strategy, fostered Japan's economy, and retained its economic foundation, so that it was not destroyed, but benefited from it. In addition, military orders from North Korea and Vietnam have stimulated their economic development to a greater extent.
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