{"product_id":"the-analects-and-the-abacus-9798995339212","title":"The Analects and the Abacus","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe founded 500 companies. He transformed a feudal nation into a modern economy. Peter Drucker called his achievements \"a good deal more spectacular than those of Rothschild, Morgan, Krupp, or Rockefeller.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn July 2024, he became the face of Japan's 10,000-yen banknote. His most important book has never been available in English. Until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in 1916, The Analects and the Abacus is Shibusawa Eiichi's definitive argument that Confucian morality and the pursuit of profit are not opposing forces - they are inseparable. A century before the world began debating stakeholder capitalism and ESG, the father of Japanese capitalism had already answered the question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from decades of speeches and lectures, the book is part philosophy, part memoir, and part practical wisdom from a man who built Japan's first modern bank, its first stock exchange, and its first insurance company. This first complete English translation includes a translator's introduction providing historical context and annotations throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeld in the collection of the Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Foundation, Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Understory Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995339212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Shibusawa Eiichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52774304481461,"sku":"9798995339212","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-analects-and-the-abacus-9798995339212","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}