Table of Contents:
  • Small firms and innovation policy in Japan : an introduction / Cornelia Storz
  • How do we formulate policies? : the problem of defining policies and their evaluation / Lambert T. Koch
  • Japanese science and technology policy in transition : from catch-up orientation to frontrunner orientation / Martin Hemmert
  • Innovation policy for SME in Japan : the case of technology transfer centres / Klaus Ruth
  • Cognitive models and economic policy : the case of Japan / Cornelia Storz
  • Restructuring the Japanese national biotechnology innovation system : prospects and pitfalls / Reiko Kishida and Leonard H. Lynn
  • Supplier system and innovation policy in Japan / Hiroshi Ueno, Takashi Murakoso and Takumi Hirai.