VOICES: MASAHIKO AOKI

TITLE
Stanford University economist. Heads Japan's Research Institute of International Trade & Industry. 60.

CONTRIBUTIONS
An observer of Silicon Valley since the '70s, Aoki has pushed MITI to open the economy to small business. One success: Allowing holding companies, a form he believes fosters innovation.

IN HIS WORDS
''Real change must and can occur in business organizations. The role of MITI is to facilitate this change. The role of government should be complimentary and not that of a controller.''



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