TY - BOOK ID - 29951312 TI - Intellectual property and the new global Japanese economy PY - 2009 SN - 0415465974 9780415465977 1138992550 9786612084324 1134037287 1282084321 0203880293 9780203880296 9781134037285 9781282084322 6612084324 9781134037230 9781134037278 9781138992559 PB - London New York Routledge DB - UniCat KW - J0901 KW - J4126 KW - J4757 KW - J4301 KW - J4300.90 KW - Intellectual property KW - -Intellectual property KW - IP (Intellectual property) KW - Proprietary rights KW - Rights, Proprietary KW - Intangible property KW - Japan: Information science and management -- policy, legislation, guidelines, codes of behavior KW - Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- media and (mass) communications KW - Japan: Law and jurisprudence -- commercial law -- copyright and intellectual property KW - Japan: Economy and industry -- policy, legislation, guidelines, codes of behavior KW - Japan: Economy and industry -- history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary KW - Economic aspects KW - -Law and legislation KW - Japan KW - Economic policy KW - Law and legislation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:29951312 AB - The Japanese economy is the second largest in the world and is becoming once more one of the most competitive. Despite the stagnation and deflation experienced during the 1990s, Japan has progressively become more aware of the need to be a global player, in particular under the radical administration of former Prime Minister Koizumi. A vigorous approach to intellectual property borrowed from the US and Europe, stressing the importance of innovation, assisted in kick-starting the Japanese economy again and has sustained its increasingly high performance. This book examines how Japan has used ER -