Confronting income inequality in Japan : a comparative analysis of causes, consequences, and reform

Confronting income inequality in Japan a comparative analysis of causes, consequences, and reform

1. Rising higher income inequality in Japan and elsewhere -- 2. History of income distribution in postwar Japan -- 3. Causes of rising inequality -- 4. Wealth distribution and intergenerational transfers -- 5. Equality of opportunity and equality of outcome -- 6. Policy recommendations for some effi...

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1. Verfasser: Tachibanaki, Toshiaki (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. u.a. MIT Press c 2005
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Einkommensverteilung > Vermögensverteilung > Verteilungspolitik > Intergenerationale Übertragung > Japan > Income distribution > Economic conditions > Economic policy > Social policy > Bibliographie enthalten > Ungleichheit
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Zusammenfassung:1. Rising higher income inequality in Japan and elsewhere -- 2. History of income distribution in postwar Japan -- 3. Causes of rising inequality -- 4. Wealth distribution and intergenerational transfers -- 5. Equality of opportunity and equality of outcome -- 6. Policy recommendations for some efficiency and equity trade-offs -- 7. Concluding remarks
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - LLiteraturverz. S. [221] - 229
Beschreibung:VIII, 239 S.
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ISBN:0262201585
0-262-20158-5