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Issues in Japanese health policy and medical expenditure

In: The Economics of Social Security in Japan

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  • Yasushi Iwamoto

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This book provides a comprehensive appraisal of social security in Japan, where traditionally the burden of welfare provision has been the main responsibility of the family and employers, rather than the state. However, an ageing population, changes in family structure and continued recession has led to an urgent reappraisal of this situation.

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  • Yasushi Iwamoto, 2004. "Issues in Japanese health policy and medical expenditure," Chapters, in: Toshiaki Tachibanaki (ed.), The Economics of Social Security in Japan, chapter 8, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Seiritsu Ogura, 1994. "The Cost of Aging: Public Finance Perspectives for Japan," NBER Chapters, in: Aging in the United States and Japan: Economic Trends, pages 139-174, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Alan J. Auerbach (ed.), 1997. "Fiscal Policy: Lessons from Economic Research," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262011603, December.
    3. Joseph P. Newhouse, 1992. "Medical Care Costs: How Much Welfare Loss?," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 6(3), pages 3-21, Summer.
    4. A. J. Culyer & J. P. Newhouse (ed.), 2000. "Handbook of Health Economics," Handbook of Health Economics, Elsevier, edition 1, volume 1, number 1.
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    1. International Monetary Fund, 2007. "Japan: Selected Issues," IMF Staff Country Reports 2007/281, International Monetary Fund.

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    Keywords

    Asian Studies; Economics and Finance; Social Policy and Sociology;
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    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health

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