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Science, technology and society in contemporary Japan

Morris Low Shigeru Nakayama 1928-; Hitoshi Yoshioka 1953-

New York Cambridge University Press 1999

Localização: FEA - Fac. Econ. Adm. Contab. e Atuária    (303.4830952 L912s )(Acessar)

  • Título:
    Science, technology and society in contemporary Japan
  • Autor: Morris Low
  • Shigeru Nakayama 1928-; Hitoshi Yoshioka 1953-
  • Assuntos: Science -- Social aspects -- Japan; CIÊNCIA (DESENVOLVIMENTO ASPECTOS SOCIAIS) -- JAPÃO; TECNOLOGIA (ASPECTOS SOCIAIS) -- JAPÃO; Science and state -- Japan; Technology and state -- Japan; Technology -- Social aspects -- Japan
  • Notas: Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Descrição: The Japanese model of research and development. Basic versus applied research: the role of corporate laboratories and universities -- Cooperation versus competition: national projects and Japan's science cities -- Science and technology for economic growth. Quality versus quantity: quality control and the automobile industry -- Technology versus commercial feasibility: nuclear power and electric utilities -- Consumerism and development versus the environment -- The international dimension. Domestic development versus importation of technology: the aerospace industry and the FS-X/F-2 fighter plane controversy -- Domestic technology versus the export of technology -- Science and technology for the people? Information society versus controlled society -- Science, technology, and gender -- National interest versus local interests: civil aviation and the construction of Narita Airport -- The patient versus the doctor: changes made in medical care and attitudes to the body
  • Títulos relacionados: Série:Contemporary Japanese society
  • Editor: New York Cambridge University Press
  • Data de criação/publicação: 1999
  • Formato: xiii, 226 p. map 24 cm.
  • Idioma: Inglês

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