Japan-Sweden Joint Study on Economic and Social Policy Management

Research Project

Project/Area Number	08044035
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	Joint Research
Research Institution	Keio University
Principal Investigator	MARUO Naomi Faculty of Policy Management Keio University, Professor, 総合政策学部, 教授 (30055107)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	ベンクトステムネストックホルム経済大学, 経済学部, 教授エスキルワーデンショーストックホルム大学, 社会科学研究所, 教授 KIDO Yoshiko Keio University, Faculty of Commerce, Professor, 商学部, 教授 (60214839) SHIMADA Haruo Keio University, Faculty of Economics, Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (50051743) NAGAYAMA Yasuhiko Tokai University, Faculty of Humanities and Culture, Professor, 教養学部, 教授 (40055942) WADENSJO Eskil Stockbolm University, Faculty of Social Science, Professor & Dean of the Faculty STYMNE Bengt Stockholm School of Economics, Professor リルランクポールストックホルム大学, 社会科学部, 教授ベルツエドシュトレムストックホルム大学, 社会科学部, 教授カールル.グランストックホルム大学, 社会科学部, 教授エスキルワーデンショウストックホルム大学, 社会科学研究所, 教授アンドレピョルクルンドストックホルム大学, 社会科学部, 教授落合由紀子ライフデザイン研究所, 研究員天笠勇次ライフデザイン研究所, 研究部長益村真知子東北学院大学, 経済学部, 助教授 (80199710) 郡嶋孝同志社大学, 経済学部, 教授 (70066306) 井上詔三南山大学, 経済学部, 教授 (70016517) 阿部望東海大学, 教養学部, 教授 (20167943) 梅垣とし郎慶応義塾大学, 総合政策学部, 教授 (40223599)
Project Period (FY)	1996
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000) Fiscal Year 1996: ¥4,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000)
Keywords	policy management / welfare mix / productive welfare / asset policy / ecocyde / Social support for working women
Research Abstract	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.