Alexander K. Young is professor of international relations at the College of New Paltz, State University of New York, A graduate of the College of Law of the National Taiwan University, he received a Ph.D. from Columbia University, where he is currently an associate of the University Seminar on Modern Japan.

• Preface -- What They Are and What They Do -- The Sogo Shosha’s Core Business -- The Ten Largest Sogo Shosha -- Services and Resources for Conducting Business -- Evolution and Roles -- Growth Trends and Business Strategies: 1960-1973 -- Roles in the Post–World War II Japanese Economy -- Overseas Natural Resource Development Projects -- Challenges and Prospects -- Strategic Changes Since 1973: Management Efficiency and Global Reach -- The Sogo Shosha in World Commerce

Alexander K. Young is professor of international relations at the College of New Paltz, State University of New York, A graduate of the College of Law of the National Taiwan University, he received a Ph.D. from Columbia University, where he is currently an associate of the University Seminar on Modern Japan.

• Preface -- What They Are and What They Do -- The Sogo Shosha’s Core Business -- The Ten Largest Sogo Shosha -- Services and Resources for Conducting Business -- Evolution and Roles -- Growth Trends and Business Strategies: 1960-1973 -- Roles in the Post–World War II Japanese Economy -- Overseas Natural Resource Development Projects -- Challenges and Prospects -- Strategic Changes Since 1973: Management Efficiency and Global Reach -- The Sogo Shosha in World Commerce

Alexander K. Young is professor of international relations at the College of New Paltz, State University of New York, A graduate of the College of Law of the National Taiwan University, he received a Ph.D. from Columbia University, where he is currently an associate of the University Seminar on Modern Japan.

• Preface -- What They Are and What They Do -- The Sogo Shosha’s Core Business -- The Ten Largest Sogo Shosha -- Services and Resources for Conducting Business -- Evolution and Roles -- Growth Trends and Business Strategies: 1960-1973 -- Roles in the Post–World War II Japanese Economy -- Overseas Natural Resource Development Projects -- Challenges and Prospects -- Strategic Changes Since 1973: Management Efficiency and Global Reach -- The Sogo Shosha in World Commerce