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，以及它的实践是如何随着经济变化的基础而变化的，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，并正在向现代社会转型。在这里，在经济政策问题上，第三经济是关键。我们在提出新的经济制度概念和进行国际比较分析方面做出了原创性的贡献。首先，关于第三经济在经济基础变化中的作用和功能，我们从经济政策、社会政策和经济制度理论的角度对人口老龄化和全球化问题进行了理论考察。其次，我们分析了不同国家第三经济主体或组织的作用。审查了德国、东南亚国家和日本第三经济的当前动向，特别是在社会保障、老龄社会政策和社区政策方面的动向及其情况。从这些调查中，我们发现了构建第三经济社会经济新秩序的一些线索，并试图得出政策含义。

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.