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(★)(Translated by Charles Stewart)(「人口と日本経済、長寿、イノベーション、経済成長(英文版)」)(Japan, a country where population decline is progressing and the number of workers is decreasing. While the fiscal deficit continues to expand, rural regions are in a crisis of disappearance. Isn´t the decline of the nation already inevitable? Versus such preconceptions, economics which has struggled with population issues over many years responds ´No!´ Innovation holds the key to economic growth, and the fact that Japan is one of the world´s leading longevity societies poses an opportunity. This book sweeps away the ´population decline pessimism´ that has spread throughout Japan and approaches the real issues of the Japanese economy. ◆YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (吉川洋) is the president of Rissho University. He was born in Tokyo in 1951, received his B.A. from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Economics and his Ph.D. from Yale University, and subsequently taught as an assistant professor at the State University of New York (Albany), an associate professor at the Institute of Social and Economic Research at Osaka University, an associate professor at the University of Tokyo, and a professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Economics. Yoshikawa specializes in macro-economics and the Japanese economy. ▼CONTENTS／ ●CHAPTER 1 : ECONOMICS AND POPULATION／The population of Japan／The population of China／The world population／The problem of excess population／The ´population explosion´ in modern Europe／Economists´ view of population／´An Essay on the Principle of Population´ by Robert Malthus／The principle of population／Quantitative methods／Dispute concerning the terms of trade／Does human society progress?／Keynes´ ´Economic Consequences of the Peace´／´Some Economic Consequences of a Declining Population´／The Devil P, the Devil U／In Sweden／The origin of childcare support ●CHAPTER 2 : POPULATION DECLINE AND THE JAPANESE ECONOMY／Will Japan disappear?／Social security for a super-aged society／The danger of financial collapse／Why do Japan´s fiscal deficits continue expanding?／Will municipalities disappear?／Urban population rankings in the Meiji period／What determines economic growth is not population／The role of innovation／Soft technological advancement／The high economic growth era／The mechanism of high growth／Will AI and IT steal people´s jobs?／The ´Third Industrial Revolution´ and Industry 4.0 ●CHAPTER 3 : THE FRUIT CALLED LONGEVITY／The decline in birthrates in industrialized nations／Changes in Japan´s birthrate／The extension of life expectancy／Changes in average life expectancy in Japan／Life expectancy before World War II／The neoliberal perspective on life expectancy／The experience of postwar Japan／Establishment of the National Health Insurance system／The Gini coefficient／The ´level of richness´ of the super-rich／The Gini coefficient of life expectancy ●CHAPTER 4 : WHAT DOES ECONOMICS MEAN FOR PEOPLE?／Economics and luxury／The activity level of a nation´s economy : Measurement of GDP／An incomplete but useful index／What is economic growth?／Saturation of demand／Engel´s Law／Downward pressure on mature economies／Product innovation／Keynes´ expectations for the future／Mill´s zero-growth theory／The theory of happiness of a stationary state／Growth or equality?／Is economic growth necessary?／The benefits of economic growth／The role of entertainment／The limits and lifespans of innovations／The future of the Japanese economy／) |
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