In Japan, on the other hand, the fear of failure and resulting social alienation pose a huge psychological barrier for would-be entrepreneurs.

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Entire episodes pass by in which relationships may subtly alter and themes of identity, alienation and social change be explored, but very little actually happens.

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This alienation also reflects an appalling social and economic reality.

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Yet his diagnosis sees dangers to liberal societies from "vetocracy, " banal social movements, extremist politics, short attention spans, disorder and alienation.

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Innovative Technology is defined as development of technologies or production systems, which are not only appropriate to a social situation at a particular point of time, but also is free from the deleterious effects such as alienation or environmental imbalances.

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