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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Doing only that...
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Date: Thu, 23-Aug-84 16:42:17 EDT
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> Ever heard of MITI, Mark?  Have you looked at how Japan, Inc. is
> organized?

Well, this is not a subject that I'm an expert on, but I do know that
MITI is much more in the "recommend" business than in the "dictate"
business.  And companies feel free to ignore their recommendations when
they seem silly.  There is the classic case of MITI telling Honda that
they should stick with motorcycles rather than branching out into the
automobile business...
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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