`The book is successful in analyzing various issues such as   employment, growth, elderly care, etc. of ageing in Japan, and presenting   various policy recommendations to deal with these serious problems. One   interesting aspect of the book is the analysis regarding the way Japan   interacts with the world in terms of immigration and foreign investment,   which has received little attention in the literature. It is certainly a   valuable book.'  - Toshiaki Tachibanaki, Kyoto University, Japan  `This wide-ranging collection of papers will be of value to anyone   interested in the economics of ageing and the policy choices faced by the   Japanese.'  - Mark Rebick, Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, UK   `The book is composed of excellent contributions on the most pressing   problems Japan faces in the immediate future, written by economists of the   highest quality in Japan. Not only will it be a useful reference for   students interested in economics, but also it will serve as a valuable and   useful guide to policy makers in Japan.'  - Hirofumi Uzawa, The Development Bank of Japan  `This volume brings together a wide range of papers from leading experts   on the Japanese economy who analyze some of the central issues that face an   economy that will experience unprecedented demographic change. There are   many policy issues that face Japanese governments as they respond to the   profound changes in the labor market that stem from ageing. There is much   to be learned about the appropriate policies from the work summarized in   this wide-ranging book.'  - David Miles, Morgan Stanley, UK   `The problem of ageing has become acute in many rich countries today.   This book by world-class Yale professor Koichi Hamada, the most   distinguished Japanese economist today, and Hiromi Kato is an important and   incisive contribution to our understanding of the Japanese situation. It   should become a classic study.'  - Jagdish Bhagwati, Columbia University, US  This book is a concerted attempt by economists to investigate and offer   remedies for some of the difficulties associated with an ageing labor   market.    The economic problems of ageing combined with a declining population   manifest themselves most acutely in the present Japanese economy.   Demographic trends present serious social and economic problems for Japan,   and the rest of the global community is affected by the ways in which it   copes with these difficulties. The contributors to this book study Japan's   experience, which is crucial for understanding the nature of ageing   problems and for developing feasible policies to address them. Ageing labor   markets could distort the employment mechanism, create youth unemployment,   and disrupt incentives for human capital formation in younger workers.   Though an economic approach is the core methodology in the book, it also   encompasses diverse perspectives including sociological considerations of   labor markets and negotiating behavior within households. The international   implications of the problems are emphasized in the chapters that deal with   immigration and capital markets.  This book will be an indispensable tool for economists, policy makers and   students concerned with the effects of ageing societies throughout the   world.  Preface by Professor Kuroda  Contributors include:  H. Asaoka, Y. Genda, J. Goto, K. Hamada, E. Hern?s,   M. Ishihara, R. Kambayashi, H. Kato,   T. Makino, S. Ohta, L.K. Raut, H. Sakai, M. Sakuragawa, S. Str?m, H.   Teruyama, J. Zhiyang

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