Toshiaki Tachibanaki, "Confronting Income Inequality in Japan: A Comparative Analysis of Causes, Consequences, and Reform"
English | ISBN: 0262201585 | 2005 | 247 pages | PDF | 8 MB
Contrary to general belief, and to Japan's own self-image, inequality of income and wealth distribution in Japan has grown in the past two decades. In this well-written and accessible book, Toshiaki Tachibanaki analyzes the movement toward more income inequality in Japan and offers policy recommendations to counter the trend. Tachibanaki, Japan's leading expert on income distribution, draws on new statistical data covering wealth, inheritance, farm and business holdings, salary, and other relevant factors, to demonstrate that Japan can no longer be thought of as a "90 percent middle-class society."