Japan's software industry: A failure of institutions?

Research Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 391-408

  Anchordoguy, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Cooperative R D; Industrial policy; Japan; Software

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001550741     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(99)00039-6     Document Type: Article

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