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GPI Brief no. 9 (April 2009)
| GPI Brief no. 9 (April 2009) | Table of Contents and Abstracts |
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- "Policy Institutions" Research Note
The New “East Asia Architecture” and Japan’s Asia Policy.........2
Kiyoto Tsuji (GPI Fellow and Research Associate, CSIS Japan Chair)
- In recent years, an “East Asia Community” scheme has been discussed by many policy experts as a feasible and necessary framework for the region in the coming years. However, an inclusive yet effective institution is yet to be sought, and with existing multilateral institutions such as APEC, ASEAN, and EAS in the picture, Asia is diverse and complex to say the least. Based on results from a recent CSIS survey conducted in nine countries, this article will try to make a realistic assessment of an Asian architecture, and in this context, provide analyses and recommendations for Japan on its Asia policy.
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- "Globalization and Public Policy" Research Note
The Call for Independent Policy Evaluation Institutions in Japan: The Accelerated Globalization and Case of Pandemic Influenza.........4
Mika Shimizu (GPI Co-Director and Visiting Scholar, East-West Center)
- Few independent policy evaluation institutions exist in Japan: Although some experts have advocated the necessities since 1990s, we hardly see the progress yet. The absence of the institutions may affect seriously how to cope with urgent issues linked with the accelerated globalization. This paper points out how the characteristics of the accelerated globalization are related with the roles of the independent evaluation by addressing the case of pandemic influenza.
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- "Policy Research" Note
"The Disaster Prevention New Deal" to Cope with the Current Financial and Economic Crisis in Japan.........7
Shohei Beniya (Researcher, Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution)
- This paper proposes “The Disaster Prevention New Deal” for Japan to cope with the current financial and economic crisis. Despite the high probability of having massive earthquakes in the near future, a large number of Japanese houses and public facilities are not yet reinforced against such disasters. “The New Deal” is an efficient and effective measure not only as a public spending to stimulate the economy but also as an investment in disaster prevention to reduce the risks of losing human lives and properties in the future disasters.
- Essay
- East Asian Community and Its Goal.........10
Hirotsugu Koike (GPI Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief Editorial Writer, The Nikkei) |
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