The Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry

Its Evolution and Current Challenges

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Business & Finance, Industries & Professions, Industries
Cover of the book The Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry by Maki Umemura, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Maki Umemura ISBN: 9781136828249
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 2, 2011
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Maki Umemura
ISBN: 9781136828249
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 2, 2011
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book explores why Japan, despite being a world leader in many high technology industries such as automobiles and consumer electronics, is only a minor player in the global pharmaceutical industry. Japan provides a huge market for pharmaceuticals as the second largest consumer of prescription drugs after the United States, and is a massive importer of prescription drugs, relying on discoveries made elsewhere. This book charts the development of the industry, from the devastation resulting from the Second World War to its performance in the present day. Focusing in particular on antibiotics and anticancer drugs, the book analyses factors that have prevented Japan from leading the rapid advances in science and technology that have occurred globally over recent decades. Looking at the pharmaceutical industry, the book argues that the Japanese government’s research and development policies were not sufficiently incentivising. It also shows how the nature of capitalism in Japan - which featured close relations between government and industry as well as between and within firms - was appropriate for nurturing industrial development in the immediate post-war decades, but became much less effective in later years.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book explores why Japan, despite being a world leader in many high technology industries such as automobiles and consumer electronics, is only a minor player in the global pharmaceutical industry. Japan provides a huge market for pharmaceuticals as the second largest consumer of prescription drugs after the United States, and is a massive importer of prescription drugs, relying on discoveries made elsewhere. This book charts the development of the industry, from the devastation resulting from the Second World War to its performance in the present day. Focusing in particular on antibiotics and anticancer drugs, the book analyses factors that have prevented Japan from leading the rapid advances in science and technology that have occurred globally over recent decades. Looking at the pharmaceutical industry, the book argues that the Japanese government’s research and development policies were not sufficiently incentivising. It also shows how the nature of capitalism in Japan - which featured close relations between government and industry as well as between and within firms - was appropriate for nurturing industrial development in the immediate post-war decades, but became much less effective in later years.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The Emergence of Modern Japan by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book Women and the Environment in the Third World by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book Global Minority Rights by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book The Tavistock Seminars by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book Culture by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book Bridges to Consciousness by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book Families and their Relatives by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book Supporting the Child of Exceptional Ability at Home and School by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book Selling Science in the Age of Newton by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book Ageing in Singapore by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book Writing the First World War after 1918 by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book Value Systems and Social Process by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book Due Process Denied: Detentions and Deportations in the United States by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book The Marketing Era by Maki Umemura
Cover of the book Disarmament Diplomacy and Human Security by Maki Umemura
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy