Japan's Growing Technological Capability

The perspectives of technologists, economists, and policymakers are brought together in this volume. It includes chapters dealing with approaches to assessment of technology leadership in the United States and Japan, an evaluation of future impacts of eroding U.S. technological preeminence, an analysis of the changing nature of technology-based global competition, and a discussion of policy options for the United States.Table of ContentsFront MatterOverviewI. Assessments of U.S. and Japanese Technological Strengths andWeaknessesTechnology Assessment in the U.S.-Japan ContextWhat Can We Learn from Technology Assessment?Accessing Japanese Technology: Experiences of a U.S.-Based CompanyStudies of Japanese Technology: An Effort with Diminishing Returns?II. Economic Impacts and ImplicationsTechnology, Productivity, and the Competitiveness of U.S. andJapanese IndustriesMacroeconomic and Schumpetarian Features of Japanese Innovations inthe 1980The Changing Place of Japan in the Global Scientific andTechnological EnterpriseImplications of JapanIII. The Future of CompetitionJapanJapanJapanese Control of R&D Activities in the United States: Isthis a Cause for Concern?IV. Policy ImplicationsPolicy Implications of JapanPolicy Implications for the United States: CommentsComments on Policy ImplicationsAppendixesA. Contributing AuthorsB. Conference on Japan