Japan and the Growth-Equity-Small Government Impossible Triangle : Lessons from the United States and the Nordic Economies

a) Preface b) List of Abbreviations 1)How Unequal is Japan? 2) Why is Inequality Widening? 3) How Has Globalization Taken Place in Japan? 4) How Has Innovation Taken Place in Japan? 5) What is the Problem with Japan's Economic System? 6) How is Aging and Shrinking Population Affecting the Japanese Economy? 7) Wouldn't Pursuing Growth Widen Inequality? 8) Why Should Japan Address Inequality, and How Can It? 9) What Kind of a Welfare State Should Japan be? 10) What Should Japan Do from Here? C) Index