Keiko Shimono

Japan's Budget Black Hole

Deregulation of the Workforce and Shortfalls in Government Revenue

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book describes the astonishing policy failures of populist politicians in Japan. Focussing on popular tax cuts in Japan as a salutary case study the book details their serious side effects: government debt, cuts to social security expenditure, inadequate public services and even the potential for a national default.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 598g
• ISBN-13: 9781785276477
• ISBN-10: 1785276476
• Artikelnr.: 60948588

Autorenporträt

Shimono Keiko is a policy-oriented economist whose work is based on Keynesian theory and statistical data analysis, focusing on economic growth, labour issues, inequality, social security and government.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Introduction
1. The Purpose of This Book
2. The Structure of This Book
3. Things the Reader Should Be Aware of
Part I Budget Deficits Caused by Tax Cuts, and the Risk of Financial Collapse
Chapter One The Causes of Japan's Government Debt
Chapter Two The Consequences of a Possible Financial Collapse
Chapter Three The Theory behind this Book: Economic Growth through Wage Growth and Redistribution
Part II How Cuts to Public Services Affect People's Lives
Chapter Four Japan's Preference for 'Small Government'
Chapter Five The Bottlenecks Caused by Cuts to the Public Service and Reductions in Social Security Expenditure
Part III Increasing Income Tax as an Alternative Solution
Chapter Six Income Inequality Resulting from Tax Cuts
Chapter Seven Enlarging the Tax Base to ensure a Fair Tax and Social Security Burden
References
Index.