List of Figures and Tables * Preface * Acknowledgements * List of Abbreviations * Introduction: Problems and Approaches * The Technology Gatekeepers: The Role of the Navy and Mitsubishi in the Ship Revolution * The Emergence of the Japanese Military-Industrial-University Complex: Technology Gatekeepers Combine * 'Spin-on' and Latecomers' Advantages Reconsidered: British Development and Japanese Transfer in Social Context * 'Spin-off' in the Nationalization of R & D: The Recasting of the British System in an Industrializing Japan * Conclusion: Beyond Success or Failure * Appendix * Notes and References * Bibliography * Index