Introduction : the attributes of the crisis / David Bailey, Dan Coffey, Philip R. Tomlinson -- The workings of the Japanese economy / Donald W. Katzner -- The cause of Japan's recession and the lessons for the world / Richard A. Werner -- Transnational monopoly capitalism, the J-mode firm and...

Techno-globalism in the triad -- Explaining and evaluating MITI's techno-globalism -- The human frontier science program -- The intelligent manufacturing systems initiative -- The real world computing program -- A broader view of Japan's techno-globalism -- METI and the future of techno-globalism

Introduction -- Industrial and science, technology and innovation (STI) policies in Japan and South Korea -- STI policies in Japan -- STI policies in Korea -- Science, technology and innovation policies in Japan and Korea -- STI and industrial policies in Korea : electronics -- STI and...