1st Edition

Biotechnology in Japan

By Malcolm V. Brock Copyright 1989
172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages
by Routledge

In the early 1980s, biotechnology caused worldwide excitement as a high technology with almost unlimited potential in science, medicine, and industry. It not only allowed the manufacture of traditional products more quickly and inexpensively, but also offered the possibility of synthesizing valuable materials anew. All this made it very attractive to Japanese policymakers, who ‘targeted’ it as a... Read more

Introduction  1. Understanding Japanese policy-making with the Triple N Synthesis  2. Definition of biotechnology  3. Building a high tech society in Japan  4. Strategies for developing biotechnology in Japan  5. Implementation of biotechnology policy ­– strategy for its promotion  Conclusion: The Triple N Synthesis

Biography

Malcolm V. Brock is a former Rhodes Scholar, with degrees in both science and oriental studies.