The Economist (April 13, 2013)
2013/ 04/ 14 by jd in Global News
“Mr Abe must be absolutely clear that Mr Kuroda’s boldness has to be met with even greater boldness on the government’s part in freeing the economy. He should tackle head-on the corporate sector’s excessive savings, for instance, by taxing retained earnings that are not invested. He needs to do more to get more women into the workforce. He must (against all his nationalist instincts) promote immigration. He must open up protected sectors—electricity, health care, farming—to competition.”
