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The Impact of Fiscal Decentralization and Local Economic Growth in China : Based on Different Fiscal Decentralization Indicators
Get PDFIn China, empirical analysis on the relationship between fiscal
decentralization and economic growth is being actively conducted.
However, the results of these previous studies are different, and the reason
for this is the difference in the way of understanding the decentralization
index. No analysis has been conducted that takes into account the financial
empowerment of lower-level governments and competition between
regions.
This paper analyzes the relationship between fiscal decentralization and
economic growth with taking into account the financial and local autonomy
of lower-level governments. If the Boex and Simatupang [2008] model to
take these factors into account is modified, the impact of China’s
decentralization on economic growth could have two contradictory effects.
Due to the increase in the number of local governments, 1. The weakening
of the financial empowerment granted to each local government has the
effect of stagnating the local economy, and 2. By promoting competition in
lower-level governments, local economies will be revitalized. The purpose
of this paper is to empirically clarify the impact of fiscal decentralization on
economic growth in China, based on two contradictory decentralization
indicators.
As a result of the empirical analysis, the following was found. 1.
Independent fiscal spending that takes into account the number of lower
governments and local discretionary spending contributes to economic
growth. 2. As a result of the increase in local governments, the local
economy may stagnate by weakening the average financial empowerment
of lower governments. 3. The provincial-level government will be absorbed
by the higher government, and large-scale public investment will promote
the growth of local economy.departmental bulletin pape
A Study on the Business Strategy of Japanese Food Enterprises in China : The Case of House Foods Corporation
Get PDF桃山学院大学博士（経済学）2022年度doctoral thesi
Principles of Sustainable Finance and Issues to be Discussed
Get PDFIn recent years, the financial and securities markets have been focusing on
sustainable finance in order to realize the SDGs, the goals to be achieved
for the realization of a sustainable society. This is an attempt to support
the activities of the SDGs from financial aspects such as investment and
lending. Major financial institutions and investment funds around the world
are already strongly promoting sustainable finance, and it has become a
major trend in the financial world. These efforts are very important for the
long-term sustainability of socio-economic activities, but it is not clear
whether the current sustainable finance initiatives will lead to the solution
of fundamental problems in terms of preserving the global environment
and maintaining social life. This paper examines the current state of
sustainable finance movement with a focus on the principle of financial
investment and the issues it faces.departmental bulletin pape
Twitter Posts on English Language Learning in Japan : Attitudes Towards Neitibu （‘Native Speakers’）
Get PDFTo critically explore the ideological nature of English and English learning/
teaching in Japan, this study, as part of a multifaceted project, explores how
attitudes towards English （or learning/teaching English） are displayed on the
social media platform Twitter. First, I examined the results of the thematic
analysis of Twitter discourse with an analytical viewpoint of native-speakerism,
illustrating the underlying assumptions and inconsistencies in attitudes towards
English learning. Then, I applied van Dijk’ s （2004） analytical framework and
explored the recreation of the power relationship between ‘native speakers’
and ‘non-native speakers’ in the social media discourse. This study argues that
hegemonic ideology is recreated by ‘ourselves’ by unintentionally applying
inverted ‘ideological squares’ . This study focuses on Japanese society as a
case study of learning English as a foreign language, revealing a self-defeating
attitude towards ‘native-speakers’ , which potentially reinforces their own
subjugation, in turn having implications for future studies in global contexts.departmental bulletin pape