Here's a counter-argument to the mythologized account of MITI's role in the expansion of the Japanese economy specifically:

https://www.econlib.org/library/Enc1/JapanandtheMythofMITI.h...

The article notes much more foundational properties of the booming Japanese economy, like a smaller portion of private sector output being taxed to support the public sector, as more likely causes of its growth.