ABSTRACT

PostwarJapanesescienceischaracterizedbythesupremacyof privatescience.Inthischapter,wetrytoellucidatetheuniqueness ofitscharacterandexplainhowitcameintobeing.

MiracleExplained

Japan'spostwareconomicgrowthisoftenlabelledbyoutside observersasa'miracle'.Suchanirrationaltermisachallengeand, indeed,unacceptabletorationalhistoriansandsocialscientists.