State Competence and Economic Growth in Japan

Taylor & Francis

Yoshiro Miwa asks whether a state can correct market failures and in particular critically analyses the performance of the Japanese economy as a result of state intervention within it. > Yoshiro Miwa asks whether a state can correct market failures and in particular critically analyses the performance of the Japanese economy as a result of state intervention within it. In order to examine the capacity of the state to promote growth, Miwa examines the Japanese machine tool industry, the government's role in promoting this sector and government efforts to achieve growth in small and medium sized enterprises in Japan. > Preface Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations Part I Wartime Control 1. The Machine Tool Industry under Wartime Control 1.1 The Issues 1.2 The Precision Tool Control (PTC) Association and the Machine Tool Industry 1.3 The Behaviour and Function of the State Before the PTC Association 1.4 Concluding Remarks Part II The High Growth Era 2. The Machinery Industr.