Divided Sun: Miti and the Breakdown of Japanese High-Tech Industrial Policy, 1975-1993 - Paperback

by Scott Callon (Author)

Despite widespread claims to the contrary, Japan's high-tech industrial policies over the last two turbulent decades have proved to be neither cooperative nor successful. This book focuses on MITI and Japan's giant electronics firms-their ambitions and conflicts-to show that the policymaking process is torn by conflict and competition.

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Callon has done his research with exemplary thoroughness. . . . He draws extensively on Japanese-language documents, newspapers, and government papers. But what makes Callon's evaluation particularly worthwhile is that it is also based on interviews with some 100 Japanese researchers, managers, and bureaucrats. . . . From this wealth of inside information, Callon concludes that it is companies, not government bureaucracies that have been at the heart of Japan's stunning postwar ascent.--The New Scientist
"Callon's findings are extraordinary. . . . It is essential for anyone trying to get a little closer to the core of what makes Japan tick."--The Japan Times