Download or read book State Competence and Economic Growth in Japan written by Yoshiro Miwa and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-11 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yoshiro Miwa asks whether a state can correct market failures and in particular critically analyses the performance of the Japanese economy as a result of state intervention within it. In order to examine the capacity of the state to promote growth, Miwa examines the Japanese machine tool industry, the government's role in promoting this sector and government efforts to achieve growth in small and medium sized enterprises in Japan.