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Inclusive Industry 4.0 in Europe—Japanese Lessons on Socially Responsible Industry 4.0

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  • Oliver Kovacs

    (Department of Economics and International Economics, Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, University of Public Service, H-1083 Budapest, Hungary)

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This contribution addresses the puzzle of whether the anti-inclusive character of Industry 4.0 development can be tailored toward a socially more responsible path (smart automation). In doing so, the paper first underlines the crucial importance of a governance being capable of fostering inclusive growth by deciphering the nexus between flaring populism and non-inclusive growth. It then turns to the case of Japanese digitalization and Industry 4.0 development to show that adding a social innovation-dimension (smart automation) to Industry 4.0 is not impossible in supporting inclusive growth in Europe.

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  • Oliver Kovacs, 2022. "Inclusive Industry 4.0 in Europe—Japanese Lessons on Socially Responsible Industry 4.0," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-26, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:11:y:2022:i:1:p:29-:d:726480
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