Japan and the politics of techno-globalism / Gregory P. Corning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corning, Gregory P., 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

High technology industries--Japan.

High technology industries.

Research, Industrial--Japan.

Research, Industrial.

Technological innovations--Japan.

Technological innovations.

Globalization.

Japan--Foreign economic relations.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Techno-globalism" is the term used by policymakers to describe the process of opening government and Research and Development programs to foreign participation. This book focuses on Japan's approach to techno-globalism, in particular the policies of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). It also explores the politics underlying the approach to this issue in the triad of leading R&D centers - Japan, the United States, and the European Union. The author examines various theoretical approaches to the political economy of globalization, and he describes systems of innovation in Japan, the United States, and the European Union, emphasizing research linkages among forms, national labs, and universities.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Techno-globalism in the triad

3. Explaining and evaluating MITI's techno-globalism

4. The human frontier science program

5. The intelligent manufacturing systems initiative

6. The real world computing program

7. A broader view of Japan's techno-globalism

8. METI and the future of techno-globalism.

Notes:

"An East Gate book"--t.p.

"First published 2004 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-49880-4

1-315-49881-2

1-315-49879-0

9781315498812

OCLC:

953604056