Competition, Innovation, and Growth in Japan
This book addresses three important concepts in the economy—competition, innovation, and growth—using various cases and available data in Japan and other countries. First, the authors discuss competition, including global competition, to provide a better
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Competition, Innovation, and Growth in Japan
Competition, Innovation, and Growth in Japan
Yuji Honjo Editor
Competition, Innovation, and Growth in Japan
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Editor Yuji Honjo Faculty of Commerce Chuo University Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
ISBN 978-981-10-3862-4 ISBN 978-981-10-3863-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3863-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017939912 © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Preface
If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. From a letter from Isaac Newton to Robert Hooke
The role of a book is to convey the history of lessons learned from predecessors. Without exception, authors have learned through books written by those with experience and knowledge. Authors’ learned lessons can be passed on to future generations through newly published books just as culture is passed on and inherited from ancestors. This process is essential to the development of research fields. Three books—The Theory of Growth in a Corporate Economy, Growth Through Competition, Competition Through Growth, and Technology and Industrial Development in Japan, written by Professor Hiroyuki Odagiri, co-author of this book— have had a significant impact on the field of business and economics in Japan. The first book emphasizes firm behavior in the economy while targeting the growth of the national economy. The second book discusses the relationship between competition and growth by highlighting the resources of the firm, and the third book introduces innovations in Japan from the perspective of Japanese technological and economic history us
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