NIRA Review Autumn 1996: Index

NIRA Review Autumn 1996

Essays

Japan as a Technoscientific Society: The New Role of Research and Development
Alain-Marc Rieu

Science and technology budgets in Japan are rising dramatically. The emergence of R&D as an autonomous sector offers an untried but hopeful trajectory for industrial development.

The Third Leg of the Triad
Pierre Jacquet

Economic relations between Europe and Asia have over the last decade flourished, but politics lags far behind. The establishment of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is a good first step toward rectifying this imbalance.

Invisible Japan: A View From Singapore
Edith Terry

In Singapore today, Japan seems to be off the map; policymakers and business people are concentrating their energies on China. This departure from Singapore's almost-excessive focus on Japan in the late 1980s should ring some warning bells in Tokyo.

Mongolia's Transition
Hiroshi Ueno

In July this year, a democratic administration was established in Mongolia for the first time. But its shift to a market economy is fraught with obstacles.
Roundtable

The Future of Taiwan's Democracy: A Conversation with Lee Teng-Hui

Taiwan's president holds court on the meanings and implications of the recent election.
Researcher's Notebook

The Changing Reality of the Japanese-Style Employment System
Yasuko Niimura

With effort and intelligent planning, Japan can avoid the employment problems faced by Europe and the United States.
Think Tank Trends

Toward a More Civil Society: An Overview of the Urban Institute
Makiko Ueno

An inside profile of one of America's most respected think tanks.

Staff:
Executive Editor: Hajime Ishida
Coordinator: Sayoko Itonaga Iizasa
Editor: Eric Gower
Translations: Tamami Inoue, Miyako Kawamata
Illustrations: Hiroyuki Doi
Computer Support: Hideki Nakae,Akio Kobayashi
Special Assistance: Madoka Nakamura, Tomochika Shimizu, Masako Takeda, Sachiko Hirano, Hiroko Yoshimura, Thomas Strutz
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