Nine programmes on continuity and change in modern society 5: The case of the wholesale moderniser by R. P. Dore
Professor of Sociology (Far East) London School of Economics
The majority of the world's innovators have not been inventors but imitators-of models of ' the modern ' usually taken from other more advanced countries. But how can a nation, while admitting backwardness, preserve its self-respect? A country's traditions are preserved as an assertion of individualism in the face of innovation. Professor Dore uses nineteenth-century Japan to illustrate his argument and draws conclusions for present-day Britain.
W. D. Reddaway on Continuity and Change in Economics: February 9
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