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Economy
% of World Economy
Year
Japan
US
1950
1980
10
35
20
Economy
Economy
Year
Average Growth
Rate
Year
% of Primary
Sector
1960
10%
1950
25%
1970
5%
1980
10%
1980
4%
Economy
Sri Lanka
Japan
US
Agriculture
21%
2%
2%
Industry
19%
35%
18%
Services
60%
63%
80%
1999
US$
1950
1980
Japan
23,400
Labour Intensive
Capital Intensive
US
33,000
Low Value-added
Technology
content added
SL
2,600
1975
1985
Company
Industry
Textiles
Kanebo and
Toyobo
Mitsubishi Ship Building
Heavy
Industries
Nippon Steel
Steel
Toyota
Autos
Role of Government
Role of Government
Identify technologies to be
developed.
Electronics
Biotechnology
Aerospace
Robotics
New Material
Theories on Japanese
Success
Benign Conspiracy
Benign Conspiracy
Sinister Conspiracy
Sinister Conspiracy
Price
Quality
Flexibility
Innovation
GE
IBM
Philips
Siemens
Hitachi
Toshiba
1960
773
296
234
96
1965
1063
537
321
161
14
14
1970
1000
631
290
231
102
80
1975
839
519
411
451
386
90
1980
770
386
332
369
409
257
1982
741
439
386
477
544
301
Payments for
Receipts from Technology
Technology ($Mn) Sales ($Mn)
1951-54
47
1955-59
1960-64
206
613
1
6
1965-69
1970-74
1278
2926
11
13
1975-79
1980-83
5086
7025
23
30
1.
3.
Key Elements of TT to
Japan
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
10
Conclusion
GDP (US$
Billions)
17,420
54,625
Japan
4,601
36,200
Germany
3,868
47,818
South Korea
China
India
Sri Lanka
1,410
27,965
10,350
7,588
2,049
1,582
78
3,818
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