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| | ||| IIST WORLD FORUM ||| No051-0211-e |
 | | While the South Pacific islands are currently exploring means of industrialization toward economic independence, they already have a history of success in terms of both independence and industrialization in the pre-war period. |
 | | The role of Nanyo Boeki Kaisha Ltd. to these ends is examined here. |
 | | Of the approximately 130,000 people living on the islands at the time (80,000 Japanese and 50,000 locals), 48,000 worked for Nanyo Kohatsu K.K. (including employees, local hands, harvesters, workers, other staff, and their families). |
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