ABSTRACT
PostwarJapanesescienceischaracterizedbythesupremacyof privatescience.Inthischapter,wetrytoellucidatetheuniqueness ofitscharacterandexplainhowitcameintobeing.
MiracleExplained
Japan'spostwareconomicgrowthisoftenlabelledbyoutside observersasa'miracle'.Suchanirrationaltermisachallengeand, indeed,unacceptabletorationalhistoriansandsocialscientists.