William W. Lockwood

William Wirt Lockwood (1906–1978) was an American academic who was Research Secretary (1935–1940) and Executive Secretary (1941–1943) at the Institute of Pacific Relations. In 1954, he published The Economic Development of Japan, which detailed the transformation of Japan from an agrarian society to one of the world's leading industrial powers.^[1][2][3]

He was president of the Association for Asian Studies in 1963.

He graduated from DePauw University and Harvard University.^[4]

Selected publications

Lockwood, W. W. (1954). The economic development of Japan: Growth and structural change, 1868–1938. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press.^[5][6][7]

Other sources

Princeton University:The William W. Lockwood Papers: William W. Lockwood 1919–1977 (The archive includes correspondence, minutes, conference reports, records of research projects, and publications documenting the American Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR)

References

1. Thirlwall, A. P. (2011) Economics of Development, Palgrave
2. Allen, G. C.,(1955). Review of The Economic Development of Japan. Growth and Structural Change, 1868–1938, by Lockwood, W. W. Pacific Affairs, June, 28, 2, 171–173.
3. Princeton University:The William W. Lockwood Papers
4. "William W. Lockwood Papers - Philadelphia Area Archives".
5. Cohen, J. B.,(1955). Review of The Economic Development of Japan by Lockwood, W. W. The American Economic Review, June 45, 3, 409–411.
6. Hoselitz, B. F.,(1956). Review of The Economic Development of Japan by Lockwood, W. W. . American Journal of Sociology, January, 61, 4, 389–390.
7. Reubens, E. P., (1955). Review of The Economic Development of Japan: Growth and Structural Change, 1868–1938. by Lockwood, W. W. Political Science Quarterly, December, 70, 4, 630–632.