Title: Technology and industrial development in Japan : building capabilities by learning, innovation, and public policy /
Authors: Odagiri, Hiroyuki, 1946-; Gotō, Akira, 1945-; Chandler, Alfred D. 1918-2007,
Publisher: Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Technological innovations Economic aspects Japan History; Entrepreneurship Japan History.; Japan Economic conditions; Japan Economic policy
Abstract: Here, the authors investigate the interaction between private entrepreneurial activities and public policy through a general examination of economic and industrial development.
Contents: Economic and technological change from the Meiji Restoration to World War II -- The post-war technological progress and government policies -- The evolution of a management system from the Tokugawa Era to World War II -- Management in post-war Japan and today -- Textiles -- Iron and steel -- Electrical and communications equipment -- Automobiles -- Shipbuilding and aircraft -- Pharmaceuticals -- What can we learn from the past?