2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Comparative Study of Japanese and German Fiscal System for Welfare from Institutional Economics
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17530235
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Public finance/Monetary economics
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
SASAKI Norio Tohoku University, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Associate Professor (10263550)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | Welfare State / Institutional Economics / Non-Profit Organization / Germany |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research was to investigate the phenomenon that some fiscal institutions, e.g. local government fiscal equalization, function in a different way from the purpose planned at first.
First, we examined the role of the state in Institutional Economics in detail and found out that more attention should be needed, not on the Neo-Institutional Economics, but on the economic and fiscal theory in Germany and Austria, that has a long tradition from 19th century.
Second, a comparative study on the formation of the institutions in social insurance and public assistance of Japan and Germany suggests that local governments and non-profit organizations, the main providers of welfare services, enjoy fiscal and managerial autonomy in Germany because of general grants. In contrast to that, those intermediary organizations in Japan strongly depend on special grants from the central government. It is crucial to this difference whether an idea "The Principle of Subsidiarity" exists in welfare.
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Research Products
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