Japan's New Local Industry Creation: Joint Entrepreneurship, Inter-organizational Collaboration, and Regional Regeneration

This ground-breaking book explores the timely topic of how public and private business cooperation can solve complex social problems such as depopulation, derelict town centers, and decline of existing industries. Utilizing four dynamic case studies, Dr. Yushi Inaba defines a new theory of how inter-organizational collaboration can successfully create economic regional generation. Thoroughly researched, indexed, and illustrated with over fifty charts and tables, Japan s New Local Industry is essential reading for any governmental or corporate executive facing the daunting challenges of managing public/private projects.