Japan's Budget Black Hole: Deregulation of the Workforce and Shortfalls in Government Revenue - Paperback

by Keiko Shimono (Author)

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.

Author Biography

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.