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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821055203321

Titolo

Assessment and lessons / / edited by Tsutomu Shibata

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2006

ISBN

1-280-56460-1

9786610564606

0-8213-6673-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Collana

WBI development studies

Japan, moving toward a more advanced knowledge economy ; ; v.1

Altri autori (Persone)

ShibataTsutomu <1947->

Disciplina

338.952/06

Soggetti

Economic policy

Japan Economic conditions 1989-

Japan Economic policy 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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

9 Moving Toward a More Advanced Knowledge Economy: Lessons and Implications

Sommario/riassunto

These two volumes analyze Japan from the Knowledge Economy perspective, covering a wide range of sectoral issues in development including the macro economic framework, education and skills training, the national innovation system, science and technology, information and communication technology, and infrastructure.While Volume 1 explores the four pillare of the ""Knowledge for Development"" framework, the second volume presents up-to-date case studies of outstanding Japanese private companies that each characterize different aspects of the Knowledge Economy. By combining economics



and business