Part I. The Japanese Model of R & D: 1. Basic versus applied research: the
role of corporate laboratories and universities; 2. Cooperation versus
competition: Miti's R & D projects and Japan's science cities; Part II.
Science and Technology for Economic Growth: 3. Quality versus quantity: the
automobile industry; 4. Technology versus commercial feasibility: nuclear
power and electric utilities; 5. Consumerism and development versus the
environment; Part III. The International Dimension: 6 Domestic development
versus importation of technology: the aerospace industry and the FS-X
fighter plane controversy; 7 Domestic technology versus the export of
technology; Part IV. Science and Technology for the People? 8. Information
society versus controlled society; 9. Women versus men in the science and
technology workforce; 10. National interest versus local interests: the
construction of Narita airport; 11. The patient versus the doctor: changes
in medical care and attitudes to the body.
