The virtuous cycle between institutional elasticity, IT advancement and sustainable growth: Can Japan survive in an information society?

Technology in Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 319-335

  Kondo, Reiko ^a   Watanabe, Chihiro ^b  

^a Min Pub Mgmt Home Aff P/T   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Industrial society; Information society; Institutional elasticity; Japan's institutions; Vicious cycle; Virtuous cycle

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INSTITUTIONAL ELASTICITY;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY;

JAPAN;

EID: 0141568960     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-791X(03)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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