ABSTRACT

The elements in the analysis include conservative goals and alternatives, liberal goals and alternatives, relations between the major alternatives and goals, the development of win-win solutions, and feasibility hurdles to overcome. The feasibility hurdles to be overcome include economic, administrative, political, psychological, legal, international, and technological hurdles, and the disruption of displaced firms and individuals. Presidential and parliamentary governments appear to be equally desirable unless one weights continuity heavier than responsiveness, or vice versa. Changing the problem from choosing between alternatives to choosing between weights is no help in achieving a win-win solution. To better assure upward economic growth and the upgrading of skills, these should be made modem constitutional rights. The constitution can also specify the establishment of institutions to assure the achievement of these goals, such as Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry.