{"product_id":"the-analects-and-the-abacus-9798995339229","title":"The Analects and the Abacus","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Shibusawa Eiichi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Understory Editions\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Understory Editions\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Business Ethics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Understory Editions","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47883641847959,"sku":"9798995339229","price":1968.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798995339229.webp?v=1781103036","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-analects-and-the-abacus-9798995339229","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}