Ie (trading houses)
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ie-trading-houses-202-8047199
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Ie (trading houses)
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Ie were pre-modern Japanese trading houses and precursors to the modern zaibatsu and keiretsu. They first emerged in the mid-18th century, and shared many features with the Western concept of cottage industry. The ie operated on a system very similar to what economists today call the "Putting-Out system" or "workshop system." City-based merchants would provide rural producers with raw materials and equipment, and would then sell the final product in the cities. This level of organization to prod
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2020-09-08T23:25:19Z
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