Superpower and Superstate: United States, Japan and High Technology for the Twenty First Century: A Symposium Report

摘要

In September 1987, a group of experts from the U.S. Government, academia, and the private sector was convened under the auspices of the Center for the Study of Intelligence to discuss and analyze the possible impacts of Japan's growing dominance in high-technology and the corresponding increase in industrial and economic leverage of that country. The report contains a summary of the symposium and a synthesis of the ideas and conclusions that come from it. Some of the topics considered include: The historical record of the emergence and decline of 'superstates'; why should the United States be concerned about the emergence of Japan as an economic power; where are Japan's successes taking them; the trend toward internationalization; opportunities and problems for the United States in Japan; and, how should the United States respond to the Japanese challenge.