War and economics: The control of material resources in the lower Yangzi and Shanghai area between 1937 and 1945

Christian Henriot (1)

1 IAO - Institut d'Asie Orientale

This paper establishes that during the Sino-Japanese war (1937-1945), the Central China areas came under various "state" schemes to control the production and sale of essential materials resources. The major actors were the Japanese army and its companies, and later on the various agencies set up by the Wang Jingwei government. This attempt at a "controlled economy" only led to a disorganization of the economy, widespread corruption and a waste of resources. Shanghai, the economic engine of the area, came to full paralysis by the end of 1944.

Mots clés: war; economics; resources; Shanghai; Japan; China; state; army

Domaines: Histoire

Christian Henriot. War and economics: The control of material resources in the lower Yangzi and Shanghai area between 1937 and 1945. 2004. ⟨halshs-00002786⟩