日本经济企划厅日前公布了1999年版《经济的回顾与课题》(被称为“小型经济白皮书”),着重结合民间需求的动向对日本经济进行了分析。白皮书认为,今后经济持续增长的关键因素是个人消费而不是设备投资。白皮书呼吁完善社会保障体制,建立可扩大消费的社会环境。 白皮书预计,在企业经营的市场条件越来越严峻的情况下,设备投资将受到效益条件的严格筛选(意为设备投资将集中到效益好的部门),经 Japan’s Economic Planning Agency recently released the 1999 edition of the “Economic Review and Issues” (known as the “White Paper on Small Economies”), focusing on the analysis of Japan’s economy in the light of the movements of the private demand. The white paper argues that the key to sustained economic growth in the future is personal consumption rather than equipment investment. The White Paper calls for improving the social security system and establishing a social environment that can expand consumption. The White Paper predicts that investment in equipment will be subject to rigorous screening of efficiency conditions (meaning that equipment investment will be concentrated in the sector where efficiency benefits) as the conditions for the market for the business become more and more severe