Japan and the Politics of Techno-globalism

Techno-globalism is the term used by policymakers to describe the process of opening government and Research and Development programs to foreign participation. This book focuses on Japan's approach to techno-globalism in particular the policies of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). It also explores the politics underlying the approach to this issue in the triad of leading R&D centers - Japan the United States and the European Union. The author examines various theoretical approaches to the political economy of globalization and he describes systems of innovation in Japan the United States and the European Union emphasizing research linkages among forms national labs and universities.