Japan is an example of what is known as a ?latecomer? in industrial development. Drawing on case studies of computer and telecommunications and related firms, Donna Doane investigates how intra- and inter-industry cooperation between public and private enterprises pushed rapid technological advancement in Japan. The book places such interlinkage in
Donna L. Doane teaches in the Department of Economics at State University of New York at Cortland.
1 The Background of Inter-Enterprise Cooperative Ties in Japan -- 2 The Use of Inter-Enterprise Ties in the Development of the Computer and Telecommunications Industry in Japan -- 3 Cooperation Between Firms in the Same Industry: Case Studies Involving Applied Research -- 4 Cooperation Between Firms in the Same Industry: Case Studies Involving Relatively Basic (or "Fundamental") Research -- 5 Cooperation Between Firms in Different Industries for Purposes of Innovation, and Comparisons with Intra-Industry Research -- 6 Possible Implications for Other Late Developing Countries
