Abstract
Marxist economics was introduced into Japan in the 1920s and diverged into several schools. These Marxist schools developed and evolved along with the socio-economic conditions of Japanese society. Japanese Marxism made significant achievements, even though it is facing various difficulties at present. This article offers an account of the formation, development and current quandary of Japanese Marxist economics, so that a comprehensive understanding and overview of Japanese Marxist economics can be obtained.
Highlights
The earliest schools: the Kōza-ha (Symposium School) and Rōnō-ha (Labor-Peasant School) Japanese schools of Marxist economics were formed in the 1930s in the aftermath of a prolonged debate (Nihon Shihon-syugi Ronso) about the nature and character of “Japanese capitalism” from 1927 to 1938
The debate played a decisive role in enhancing the prestige of Marxist economics in Japanese academia
The 1932 Theses issued the following year suddenly turned again to “bourgeois democratic revolution with a tendency to change perforce into a socialist revolution” as its ultimate goal. Under such a process of rapid changes in the strategic objectives of the Comintern, Japanese Marxists of the pre-war period eventually accepted the 1932 Theses in order to respond to the Comintern’s call for revolutionary struggle, and they began to emphasize the remnants of feudalism in the capitalistic social structure of pre-war Japan
Summary
The earliest schools: the Kōza-ha (Symposium School) and Rōnō-ha (Labor-Peasant School) Japanese schools of Marxist economics were formed in the 1930s in the aftermath of a prolonged debate (Nihon Shihon-syugi Ronso) about the nature and character of “Japanese capitalism” from 1927 to 1938. The Formation of the Major Schools of Marxist Economics in Pre-war Japan MAJOR SCHOOLS OF MARXIST ECONOMICS IN JAPAN
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