It was almost all better in the past

It was almost all better in the past

Published in Die Zeit, 24.9.2015

Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is surprisingly popular considering his controversial projects ranging from constitutional change to secrecy laws as well as the mild success of his economic policies dubbed “Abenomics.” But his rhetoric of promising to bring back old glory is not just gambling with the country’s economic future, it is ignoring Japan’s unique opportunity to lead the way in innovative economic thinking that expands beyond growth. This analytical piece shows how Japan’s demographic position and its economic fundamentals contradict with the storytelling of the government.

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Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is surprisingly popular considering his controversial projects ranging from constitutional change to secrecy laws as well as the mild success of his economic policies dubbed “Abenomics.” But his rhetoric of promising to bring back old glory is not just gambling with the country’s economic future, it is ignoring Japan’s unique opportunity to lead the way in innovative economic thinking that expands beyond growth. This analytical piece shows how Japan’s demographic position and its economic fundamentals contradict with the storytelling of the government.

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