JanetHunter is Saji Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics, UK.She has published widely on the economic and social history of modern Japan,and is currently researching on concepts of ethical business practice indeveloping economies such as Japan, and the economic impact of the 1923earthquake.

• Introduction.- Chapter 1. Credit, Speculation, Legislation and Reputation: the Evolution of the Discourse on Commercial Morality in England and Beyond.- Chapter 2. Deceit, Piracy and Unfair Competition: Western Perceptions of the Level of Commercial Morality in Japan.- Chapter 3 – National Interest, Reputation and Economic Development in an ‘Infant’ Country: the Japanese Response to Western Criticisms.- Conclusion.-

JanetHunter is Saji Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics, UK.She has published widely on the economic and social history of modern Japan,and is currently researching on concepts of ethical business practice indeveloping economies such as Japan, and the economic impact of the 1923earthquake.

• Introduction.- Chapter 1. Credit, Speculation, Legislation and Reputation: the Evolution of the Discourse on Commercial Morality in England and Beyond.- Chapter 2. Deceit, Piracy and Unfair Competition: Western Perceptions of the Level of Commercial Morality in Japan.- Chapter 3 – National Interest, Reputation and Economic Development in an ‘Infant’ Country: the Japanese Response to Western Criticisms.- Conclusion.-

JanetHunter is Saji Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics, UK.She has published widely on the economic and social history of modern Japan,and is currently researching on concepts of ethical business practice indeveloping economies such as Japan, and the economic impact of the 1923earthquake.

• Introduction.- Chapter 1. Credit, Speculation, Legislation and Reputation: the Evolution of the Discourse on Commercial Morality in England and Beyond.- Chapter 2. Deceit, Piracy and Unfair Competition: Western Perceptions of the Level of Commercial Morality in Japan.- Chapter 3 – National Interest, Reputation and Economic Development in an ‘Infant’ Country: the Japanese Response to Western Criticisms.- Conclusion.-