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By virtue of a more rapidly increasing population, maybe. The interesting thing about Japan is the poverty level is estimated to be relatively high. In general
by slothtrop 7y ago
By virtue of a more rapidly increasing population, maybe.
The interesting thing about Japan is the poverty level is estimated to be relatively high. In general we see that crime scales with poverty, but not as much there. That should be subject to more research.
- fiblye 7y agoWealth divide is incredibly low here. Japan’s poverty rate is among the lowest in the world. What are you talking about?
- postscapes1 7y agoArticle by Noah Smith on this. It's way hgher than I would have expected. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-07-30/u-s-economy-personal-bad-behavior-isn-t-what-causes-poverty https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-07-30/u-s-ec...
- SamReidHughes 7y agoWell that’s a stupid article. The operative words: “Defined by the percentage of the population earning less than half of the median national income”. In an absolute sense, Japan has no poverty.
- slothtrop 7y agoI've seen estimates ranging from 15% to 19%. That's not low, it's higher than most developed countries. Seems to me the stabilizing effect of a stagnating population is the main reason.