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| 100 | 1 | ▼a Low, Morris. |
| 245 | 1 0 | ▼a Science, technology and society in contemporary Japan / ▼c Morris Low, Shigeru Nakayama, Hitoshi Yoshioka. |
| 260 | ▼a New York : ▼b Cambridge University Press, ▼c 1999. | |
| 300 | ▼a xiii, 226 p. : ▼b map ; ▼c 24 cm. | |
| 440 | 0 | ▼a Contemporary Japanese society |
| 504 | ▼a Includes bibliographical references and index. | |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Science ▼x Social aspects ▼z Japan. |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Science and state ▼z Japan. |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Technology and state ▼z Japan. |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Technology ▼x Social aspects ▼z Japan. |
| 700 | 1 | ▼a Nakayama, Shigeru , ▼d 1928- |
| 700 | 1 | ▼a Yoshioka, Hitoshi , ▼d 1953- |
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Book Introduction
The challenge of the Asian economic crisis in the late 1990s has placed pressure on the Japanese economy to change, causing the nation to turn to science and technology to safeguard its future. In this book, a team of three leading scholars in the field explore the dynamic relationship among science, technology and Japanese society, examining how it has contributed to economic growth and national well-being. The book includes several case studies in which competing views are presented, creating a synthesis of recent debates. Throughout, readers gain insight into the complex interplay between different values and interests, knowledge, and power. Chapters discuss government policy, the private sector and community responses; computers and communication; the automobile industry, the aerospace industry and quality control; the environment; consumer electronics; medical care; and the role of gender. This is an ideal introductory text for students in the sociology of science and technology, the history and philosophy of science, and Japanese studies. Up-to-date research and case studies make this an invaluable resource for readers interested in the nature of science and technology in the twenty-first century.
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS List of Abbreviations = ⅸ List of Figures and Tables = xi Acknowledgements = xii Map of Japan and Neighbouring countries = xiv Introduction = 1 Part Ⅰ The Japanese Model of Reserch and Development 1 Basic Versus Applied Research : The Role of Corporate Laboratories and Universities = 11 2 Cooperation versus Competition : National Projects and Japan's Science Cities = 35 Part Ⅱ Science and Technology for Economic Growth 3 Quality versus Quantity : Quality Control and the Automobile industry = 53 4 Technology versus Commercial Feasibility : Nuclear Power and Electric Utilities = 66 5 Consumerism and Development versus the Environment = 82 Part Ⅲ The International Dimension 6 Domestic Development versus Importation of Technology : The Aerospace Industry and the FS-X／F-2 Fighter Plane Controversy = 107 7 Domestic Technology versus the Export of Technology = 120 Part Ⅳ Science and Technology for the People? 8 Information Society versus Controlled Society = 133 9 Science, Technology and Gender = 145 10 National Interest versus Local Interests : Civil Aviation and the Construction of Narita Airport = 159 11 The Patient versus the Doctor : Changes in Medical Care and Attitudes to the Body = 174 Conclusions = 189 Bibliography = 194 Index = 212