<h2><em>It's a developed country with elaborate infrastructure, high quality of life, and technological innovation. Japanese learned to work and build efficiently and to focus on mental capital rather than material wealth. Japanese relied on economic liberalism and private industry to make the necessary technological leaps.</em></h2>
Stare decisis is highly influential in our legal system and is most closely related to the doctrine of precedent, which means that courts will generally adhere to a previous decision on a case.