Science, technology and society in contemporary Japan /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
c1999.
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| Series: | Contemporary japanese society
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Table of Contents:
- Pte.1 The Japanese model of research and development: Basic versus applied research : the role of corporate laboratories and universities ; Cooperation versus competition : national projects and Japan's science cities
- Pte.2 Science and technology for economic growth: Quality versus quantity : quality control and the automobile industry ; Technology versus commercial feasibility : nuclear power and electric utilities ; Consumerism and development versus the environment
- Pte.3 The international dimension: Domestic development versus importation of technology : the aerospace industry and the FS-X/F-2 fighter plane controversy ; Domestic technology versus the export of technology
- Pte4 Science and technology for the people?: Information society versus controlled society ; Science, technology, and gender ; National interest versus local interests : civil aviation and the construction of Narita Airport ; The patient versus the doctor : changes made in medical care and attitudes to the body.