2012年7月8日日曜日

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A new report comes up with a better way to size up wealth

How to measure “the real wealth of nations”? United Nations this month published balance-sheet for 20 nations in their report “Inclusive wealth report 2012”. In this report, Japan ranked the top among these countries. So I am interested to the article.

Discussion: Should we change our ruler in near future?

GDP = values a flow of goods and services not a stock of assets
Inclusive(包括的な)wealth = included three kinds of assets:
(1) “Manufactured” or physical capital (machinery, buildings, infrastructure and so on)
(2)    Human capital (the population’s education and skills)
(3)   Natural capital (including land, forests, fossil fuels and minerals)

Japan’s position
Japan’s wealth per person is higher than any other countries’.
Japan’s biggest asset is their people. Japanes has more capital than anyone else.
Judged by GDP, Japan’s economy is now smaller than China’s. But according to UN, Japan was almost 2.8 times wealther than China in 2008.
Japan is also one of only three countries in the report that did not deplete(使い果たす)their natural capital between 1990 and 2008


Comments
6 members gathered this weekend and discussed 4 articles. One of our discussion merits is that it is held in English. I think that sensitive themes such as politics and religion are a bit difficult to talk in mother tongue at cafe  because we don't know who listen to our discussion and our talk may happen to heart someone. Of course the risk is exist even if we speak in English but is more moderate than in Japanese.

I felt nervous about one of our members saying that she wanted to "kill" a Japanese politician. I know she hate him and the person she blamed have a bad reputation among people but I couldn't understand why she dislikes him except she hates his face.  I welcome her bravery of saying what she wants to propose but I also want to make a comment on or criticize her opinion if I think is wrong saying.

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