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7 Potential for Cooperation and Collabaration
Pages 44-46

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... In areas such as solid waste disposal, however, the United States tends to lag behind. The United States, by the very nature of its society, has pro duced some imaginative solutions to environmental problems, such as the incorporation of circuit board assembly waste into cement manufacture and the use of molten metal baths for the treatment of solid wastes Tom incinerators.
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... Each sector of the society must reassess its strengths. TABLE 4 Working in Harmony: Factors That Bind and Separate Characteristic Similarities Shared by Japan and the United States Industrialized Optimistic Gadget oriented Democratic Free market High GNP per capita Characteristic Differences Between Japan and the United States Japan United States Ancient nation Inward looking Resource poor Confined Minimalist Homogeneous Structured, stratified Adaptive Seek consensus Savings oriented Emphasis on torm New nation Gregarious Resource rich Spacious Bigger is better Heterogeneous Loose, socially mobile .
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... Japan is a nation with a very high population density, so industrial pollution and waste disposal perhaps have a more direct impact on the population than in the United States, where it has been possible to separate industrial activity and population centers to a greater extent. At the same time, in Japan there is a cooperative relationship between government and industry, and plans, or"guidance," by organizations like MITI are well heeded.
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