1. Technology and industrial development : an introduction -- 2. Setting the stage : industrialization, shipbuilding industry and the Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard -- 3. Technology imports at Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard -- 4. Education and training at Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard -- 5. Research and inventive activities at Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard -- 6. Indigenous technological developments at Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard -- 7. Technological learning and industrial development : conclusions and policy implications
Summary
This book aims to discredit the myth that has the ̀unique cultural traits' of the Japanese as the key to the country's success, arguing that the more realisable foundation of long-term investment in training and research is responsible. The book looks at the development of Japan in the pre-War period. Yukiko Fukusaku sees the achievements of this period as central to the present competitiveness of the country's industrial technology. She uses the Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard as a case study, looking at technological innovation and training as the keys to long-term stability and economic suc
Analysis
Ships Production History
Japan
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184) and index
