Disparity in Japan

_SLIDE_1_ Disparity in Japan _SLIDE_2_ 1 part 2 part 3 part The Causes The Results The Efforts CONTENTS Japan in Mid-2000s 4 part The Current _SLIDE_3_ Why is Disparity Considered as the Most Important Issue of the Japanese Political Economy _SLIDE_4_ 1 part The Causes of Rising Income Disparity 1. Pressures of Globalization _SLIDE_5_ 1 part The Causes of Rising Income Disparity 2. Budget deficit Long Recession + Ageing Society + Low Birth Rate = Increased Cost of Social Welfare! Economy Globalization Changes in Labor Market Regime Financial & Administrative Decentralization Pension Reform The Big Bang Policy Subsidy Cuts Flexible Labor Market Increase of Contract Workers Optimization of Local Districts Local Autonomy _SLIDE_6_ 1 part The Causes of Rising Income Disparity 3. PM Koizumi`s Neoliberal Reform _SLIDE_7_ 2 part The Results of Rising Income Disparity _SLIDE_8_ 2 part The Results of Rising Income Disparity http://stats.oecd…
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