Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Authors' Contact Information; Acknowledgments; Glossary; 1 Introduction; Figures; Boxes; 2 Japan's Development and Growth Process; Tables; 3 The Competitiveness of Japanese Industries and Firms; 4 Elements of a New Economic and Institutional Regime for an Advanced Knowledge Economy; 5 Information Infrastructure; 6 The IT Revolution's Implications for the Japanese Economy; 7 Education, Training, and Human Resources: Meeting Skill Requirements; 8 National Innovation System: Reforms to Promote Science-Based Industries.