Research of the Third Economy in the Change of Foundations for an Economy

在这项研究中，我们调查了第三经济的角色和功能，以及它的实践如何作为经济变化的基础而变化，例如人口老龄化和全球化。传统福利国家的局限性已经暴露出来，在现代社会正在发生转变。在经济政策问题上，第三经济体是关键。我们在经济制度新概念的产生和国际比较分析方面作出了原创性的贡献。研究从两个方向展开。首先，针对第三经济体在经济基础变迁中的作用和功能，从经济政策、社会政策和经济制度理论三个方面对人口老龄化和全球化问题进行了理论分析。其次，我们分析了不同国家第三经济中个体行为者或组织的功能。分析了德国、东南亚国家、日本等第三经济国家在社会保障、老年社会政策、社区政策等方面的动向和现状。从这些调查中，我们发现了与第三经济构建社会经济新秩序的一些线索，并试图从中得出政策启示。

In this research, we investigated-roles and functions of the third economy, and how its practices are changing as foundations for an economy change, for instance, aging of population and globalization. The limits of traditional welfare states have been exposed and its turn is proceeding in modern society. Here, on issues in economic policies the third economy is a key. We have made original contributions on the production of the new conceptual notion for economic systems and on international comparative analysis.Researches have been carried out on two directions. First, regarding roles and functions of the third economy in the change of foundations for an economy, we examined theoretically the issues in population aging and globalization in terms of economic policies, social policies and economic system theories. Second, we analyzed functions of individual actors or organizations in the third economy in different countries. Current movements in the third economy, especially in social securities, social policies for the aged and policies for communities, in Germany, Southeast Asian countries and Japan, and its situations were examined. From these investigations we found some clues to constructing a new order of society and economy with the third economy and made attempts to derive policy implications.