JAPAN: Debt burden exacerbated by local finances

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In this article

  • Unitary government
  • Local Allocation Tax (LAT)
  • Pressure to borrow
  • Other problems
  • Micro-management
  • Excessive redistribution
  • Trinity Reform
  • Sustainability
  • Outlook

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