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

Main Author: Tachibanaki, Toshiaki, 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2005.
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245 1 |a Confronting income inequality in Japan :  |b a comparative analysis of causes, consequences, and reform /  |c Toshiaki Tachibanaki. 
260 1 |a Cambridge, Mass. :  |b MIT Press,  |c c2005. 
300 1 |a viii, 239 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-229) and index. 
505 1 |a 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 
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650 1 |a Income distribution  |z OECD countries. 
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651 1 |a Japan  |x Economic policy  |y 21st century. 
651 1 |a Japan  |x Social policy  |y 21st century. 
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