02931nam 2200601Ia 450 991082105520332120200520144314.01-280-56460-197866105646060-8213-6673-410.1596/978-0-8213-6672-1(CKB)1000000000465868(EBL)459699(OCoLC)72486322(SSID)ssj0000087784(PQKBManifestationID)11987934(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087784(PQKBWorkID)10069659(PQKB)11773542(MiAaPQ)EBC459699(EXLCZ)99100000000046586820060717d2006 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAssessment and lessons /edited by Tsutomu Shibata1st ed.Washington, D.C. World Bankc20061 online resource (172 p.)WBI development studiesJapan, moving toward a more advanced knowledge economy ;v.1Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-6672-6 Includes bibliographical references.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 Industries9 Moving Toward a More Advanced Knowledge Economy: Lessons and ImplicationsThese 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 businessWBI development studies.Economic policyJapanEconomic conditions1989-JapanEconomic policy1989-Economic policy.338.952/06Shibata Tsutomu1947-1669892MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821055203321Assessment and lessons4201115UNINA