Tackling Japan's Fiscal Challenges
Kaizuka, Keimei; Krueger, Anne O.
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Description for Tackling Japan's Fiscal Challenges
This book examines how Japan should cope with fiscal challenges, as demands on the budget from an ageing society have necessitated the reigning in of public debt and the revamp of the pension and healthcare systems. It combines insights from academic research with the views of policymakers to distil key issues that need to inform public debate. Editor(s): Kaizuka, Keimei; Krueger, Anne O. Series: Procyclicality of Financial Systems in Asia. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCBM; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
This book examines how Japan should cope with fiscal challenges, as demands on the budget from an ageing society have necessitated the reigning in of public debt and the revamp of the pension and healthcare systems. It combines insights from academic research with the views of policymakers to distil key issues that need to inform public debate.
This book examines how Japan should cope with fiscal challenges, as demands on the budget from an ageing society have necessitated the reigning in of public debt and the revamp of the pension and healthcare systems. It combines insights from academic research with the views of policymakers to distil key issues that need to inform public debate.
Product Details
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Series
Procyclicality of Financial Systems in Asia
Number of Pages
222
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230007871
SKU
V9780230007871
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Kaizuka, Keimei; Krueger, Anne O.
HENRY J. AARON Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, USA SHUN-ICHIRO BESSHO Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan ROBERT DEKLE Professor, Department of Economics, University of Southern California, USA DANIEL CITRIN Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, International Monetary Fund, USA MASAYOSHI HAYASHI Principal Economist, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan PETER S. HELLER Deputy ... Read more
Reviews for Tackling Japan's Fiscal Challenges
"[T]he book does an excellent job of providing thoughtful analysis of some of the thorniest aspects of Japan's fiscal situation, such as the extent to which the existing debt burden may limit future policy options, the difficulties of achieving a central government surplus given the structure of intergovermental transfers, and the many unknowns plaguing efforts to predict the budgetary consequences ... Read more