Question: 44
(Choose 1 answer)
When Japan's MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry) focused resources on the semiconductor
industry, and in particular on Random Access Memory (RAM), it was viewed as a typically successful
Japanese foray into a new dynamic strategic sector. The results, as viewed by the late 1990s
A. justified this view.
B. led to similar structuring of industrial policy in the U.S.
C. lent support to the Brander-Spencer model.
D. helped shift the focus of economists away from Japanese-style industrial policy.
E. propelled Japan into the leading country in high-tech manufacturing.
