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GPI Brief no. 2 (January 2008)
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- "Policy Institutions" Research Note
Unification of Public Pension Systems in Japan: A Discussion of Reform Options.........2
Hideaki Tanaka (GPI Expert Member and Assistant Professor, Hitotsubashi University)
- The Japanese public pension systems are segmented according to occupations. Introduced in 1985, the Basic Pension System was intended to solve this problem but has in turn caused various problems such as high poverty rates among the elderly. One of the reasons for this is the ambiguity of the system’s principle, making it unclear if it is designed as a social safety net or for social insurance. The current system is incompatible with high labor mobility and rapid population aging. Therefore, it is imperative to unify the systems. If a universal system is the ultimate goal, the most feasible and applicable approach for Japan would be the Canadian model, in which the Basic Pension is financed by general revenues.
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- "Globalization and Public Policy" Research Note
The Challenge of International Policy Coordination in the Multipolar Era.........6
Hirotsugu Koike (GPI Senior Advisor and President, Nikkei Europe Ltd.)
- The acceleration of globalisation since the 1990s has profoundly changed the politics and economy of the world and posed a new set of policy challenges. With the advent of a full-blown multipolar era, we will be required to cope with instability in its transition period and to reform policy coordination mechanisms. While it is important to solve negative consequences of globalisation such as the widening income gap, “globalisation of negatives” such as the worldwide expansion of terrorism, crime, and illegal activities should not be neglected either. The article examines the real implications of globalisation and reviews international public policies, in particular multilateral policy coordination.
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- "Policy Research" Note
The Challenge of Public Pension Reform and Policy Formation in South Korea.........8
Keisuke Nakashima (GPI Co-Director and Research Associate, Global Aging Initiative, Center for Strategic & International Studies)
- In its process of policy formation, South Korea has various problems including insufficient disclosure of information, uniformed policy discussions within limited circles, and structural and cultural barriers that discourage creation of new policy ideas. These are also common issues for Japan. The article explores foreign think tanks’ roles and effectiveness as a catalyst for the evolution of this process.
- Essay
A Perspective from Field Work of Global Aging.........11
Emi Kiyota (Ph.D. Candidate, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Gerontology Consultant)
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