Japan-Sweden Joint Study on Economic and Social Policy Management

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The Joint Study goes beyond a mere comparative research. Based on the comparison of economic and social policy systems in the two countries, we suggested a new model of policy management-both at the macro-level (national policy) and the micro-level (corporate management). We compared Sweden and Japan and suggested new models for. (1) economic and employment policy, 2) income and asset distribution, 3) labormanagementrelations, 4) social welfare policy and 5) environmental policy. We intended to investigate the linkage among the above policies and try to integrate them in to a new model.Fust we compared the causes of depression in the 1990s and gave policy suggestions to overcome unemployment and economic difficulties Secondly, we compared the Japanese model of company management and labor-management relations with the Swedish model and suggested a new model of company management and labor-management relations. Thirdly, we discussed how to reform social security and how to finance the social security systems when the ageing of the population proceeds and the rate of economic growth declines. Fourthly, ecocyde policy in Scandinavian countries and Japan is compared. In this field, Sweden and Denmark are pioneers. The experiences of Scandinavian countries suggest interesting tax/incenitve systems that induce waste to reuse and recyde.