Springer 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 understanding of competition policy in Japan. Then, the authors examine the effects of human capital and alliance on innovation while providing new innovation indicators. Moreover, the authors examine growth from the perspective of corporate strategy such as acquisition, including international comparison. The interplay of competition, innovation, and growth has been prevalent in Japan, and it still acts as a catalyst for stimulating the stagnant economy. A better understanding of competition, innovation, and growth provides the tools to reinvigorate the stagnant economy in Japan and to reinforce the economy in other countries where the period of rapid growth has ended. From the Back Cover 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 understanding of competition policy in Japan. Then, the authors examine the effects of human capital and alliance on innovation while providing new innovation indicators. Moreover, the authors examine growth from the perspective of corporate strategy such as acquisition, including international comparison. The interplay of competition, innovation, and growth has been prevalent in Japan, and it still acts as a catalyst for stimulating the stagnant economy. A better understanding of competition, innovation, and growth provides the tools to reinvigorate the stagnant economy in Japan and to reinforce the economy in other countries where the period of rapid growth has ended. About the Author Yuji Honjo (Chapters 1 and 8) Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University His publications have appeared in Research Policy, Small Business Economics, and other journals.   Hiroyuki Odagiri (Chapter 2) Professor (emeritus), Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University He was the Commissioner of the Japan Fair Trade Commission and is now its Special Advisor. He has written numerous books and journal papers: The Theory of Growth in a Corporate Economy (Cambridge University Press, 1981), Growth through Competition, Competition through Growth (Oxford University Press, 1992), Technology and Industrial Development in Japan (Oxford University Press, 1996, co-authored with A. Goto), and Intellectual Property Rights, Development, and Catch-Up (Oxford University Press, 2010, co-edited with A. Goto, A. Sunami, and R. R. Nelson), to mention just some.   Masato Nishiwaki (Chapter 3) Associate Professor, Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University His publications have appeared in the RAND Journal of Economics, the Journal of Industrial Economics, and others.   Masatoshi Kato (Chapter 4) Associate Professor, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University His publications have appeared in Industrial and Corporate Change, Research Policy, and other scholarly journals.   Kenta Ikeuchi (Chapter 5) Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) His publications have appeared in Telecommunications Policy and theSeoul Journal of Economics, among others.   Shoko Haneda (Chapter 6) Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University Her publications have appeared in Research Policy, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, and other journals.   Tomoko Iwasa (Chapter 7) Associate Professor, Association of International Arts and Science Institute of Humanity and Social Science, Yokohama City University Her publications have appeared in Research Policy and Economics of Innovation and New Technology, among others.   Hyeog Ug Kwon (Chapter 9) Professor, College of Economics, Nihon University His publicati