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Is the North-South divide growing bigger? Take our poll

Despite decades of empty promises to shorten the notorious North-South divide, people living in the top half of the country STILL tend to have a lower life expectancy, lesser income and a poorer standard of living than their counterparts in the south. With little signs of things changing, we ask: is this gap growing bigger? ....

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Effectiveness of subsidy applications for small businesses

While large businesses in Japan have seen a gradual increase in labour productivity since the global financial crisis, the productivity of SMEs remains stagnant. This column investigates the effects of the Japanese government’s Business Sustainable Subsidy programme, launched in response to this situation, on SMEs’ performance. The findings suggest that application to the ....

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