The remaking of Japan
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Changes have affected Japan's economy and society, within a context of continuity. Entrepreneurs are emerging, and the dual economy, which has needed cross-subsidies for less efficient firms to survive, is gradually becoming more transparent. Deregulation has helped the emergence of a new type of retailer with more bargaining power. Welfare industries previously acted as absorbers for unemployment, and this has meant that a social safety net has not developed. Income inequality is increasing in Japan. Change can occur rapidly in Japanese society since all members of society accept change simultaneously due to a tradition of wanting to stay within a group.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Price of peace: Yugoslavia
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The cost of maintaining peace in Yugoslavia will cost the United Nations over $400 million. The peacekeeping plan is described.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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