★小泉に逆風、日本に順風
あらゆるレベルで競争が求められる日本
日本で不況が長引いているのはなぜか。過剰債務を抱えた企業に
対する銀行の対応の甘さや、与党自民党と銀行・借り手企業との馴れ合い、
労働や雇用など様々な市場の硬直性を指摘する声がある。... more
Bad for Koizumi, good for Japan(English version)
The country needs a lot more competition, at every level
Others blame the commercial banks for failing to get tough with
bad debtors; or the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) for being
too cosy with the banks and the debtors both; or rigidities in the
labour, employment or pretty much any other market. ... more


続く経済成長
かつてないスピードで成長を続ける中国経済。過熱状態にあるのか?
世界経済が米国に過度に依存しているというのはもはや常識である。しかし
測定法によっては、世界成長に占める中国のシェアがここ数年、米国を
上回っている。... more
Steaming(English version)
The Chinese economy is growing at its fastest for years. Is it
overheating?
IT HAS become conventional wisdom that the world economy is too
reliant on America. Yet by some measures, China has accounted for
an even bigger share of global growth in recent years. ... more


招かざる客
胡錦涛氏の中国共産党総書記就任から1年、見え始めた改革のかすかな光
中国共産党の最も権威ある機関紙「人民日報」さえもが8月、自薦候補者を
増やすことで、地方議会は「いっそう活気づく」であろうとの論評を掲載した。
... more
Gate-crashing the party(English version)
A year after Hu Jintao took over as Communist Party leader, there
are faint glimmers of reform.
Even the party's most authoritative mouthpiece, the People's Daily,
said in August that allowing more people to recommend themselves as
candidates would make local congresses "livelier". ... more