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Randall
Jones,
head
of
the Japan/Korea desk at the
Organisation
for
Economic
Co-operation and Development,
spoke at the Ford School of
Public Policy Friday about the
challenges faced by policymakers
when negotiating international
economic agreements.
“When we at the OECD try
to write policy that will benefit
each nation, we stay away from
a
one-size-fits-all
approach,”
Jones said. “If something works
in Canada, it may not necessarily
work in Japan. At the same time,
we do look for best practices. It
sometimes may be the case that if
a policy works in one place then it
may work elsewhere too.”
In his lecture, Jones, who
earned
his
master’s
degree
and Ph.D. from the University
of Michigan in 1982 and 1984
respectively, spoke about his role
as a key negotiator and advocate
for
international
free-market
policies. His lecture focused on
four key themes: rapidly aging
demographics
in
Korea
and
Japan, weak productivity and
growth since the 2008 financial
crisis, high wealth inequality and
relative poverty, and high levels
of public debt.
Jones focused extensively on
the issue of aging, specifically
in Japan, which has the oldest
population among OECD nations.
The issue has created a heavy
public pension burden on the
working-age population.
“Japan, today, has the highest
population dependency ratio and
one of the lowest birth rates.”
Jones said. “The country wants
to raise its birthrate towards
the OECD average. However,
it is often the case that women
in Japan will have no children
because of the of the demands of
work.”
One remedy Jones noted, aside
from raising the birthrate in
Korea and Japan, was to increase
immigration
rates
to
both
countries — which is something
Korea has embraced more than
Japan in recent decades.
“In Japan, the government
allows more skilled labor to
immigrate, which means that
there is a shortage of laborers,
but in Korea there is a trainee
program for unskilled labor that
lasts for three years,” Jones said.
Along
with
immigration,
Jones also discussed standard of
living issues, including decrease
in productivity as well as rising
inequality and poverty.
In both Japan and Korea,
Jones said, there is a decreasing
level of industrial productivity
and
a
low
emphasis
on
entrepreneurship.
This,
according to Jones, has led to a
rise in the number of “zombie
firms” — corporations that fail
to turn annual profits.
This growing concern over
production
has
contributed
to an overall lowering of the
standard of living in both
countries, he said, along with
other factors like an increase
in non-regular workers with
temporary contracts in Korea,
who can be paid significantly
less
than
regular
workers
with long-term contracts. A
glut of college educated adults
entering the workforce has
also been a factor.
“Many factories, including
ones that I have visited in
Korea, arbitrarily hire people
on a non-regular basis,” Jones
recalled.
“The
non-regular
worker in Korea can sometimes
make half as much as the
regular worker. What we at
the OECD want to achieve is
a greater standardization of
wages so that the non-regular
worker would make more and
the
regular
worker
would
make slightly less. This would
decrease the level of wage
inequality,
and
ultimately
the poverty level among the
Korean working class.”
A reduction of economic
inequality, Jones said, was a
main focus of the efforts of
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Studio 3-D class completed their
“Michigan Daily Habitat Project.”
The goal of the project was to
build an 11-foot-6-inch geodesic
dome big enough to fit the entire
class, using The Michigan Daily
newspapers as their main supply.
Graf said the class’s goal
was to start exploring the
relationship between form, space
and structure, as well as to learn
the benefits of resourcefulness,
precision and team spirit, which he
said are some of the basic elements
that will help the students succeed
throughout the semester. He added
that he wanted to use the project
as a type of icebreaker so students
could get to know each other.
“It helps me to get to know the
students and for the students to get
to know each other,” he said.
A geodesic dome is a
hemispherical, thin-shelled
structure. The American Institute
of Architects defines the geodesic
dome as “the strongest, lightest
and most efficient means of
enclosing space known to man.”
It is constructed of short
struts following geodesic lines and
forming an open framework of
triangles or polygons. First created
for the Zeiss Planetarium in 1922
in Jena, Germany, the principles
of its construction were further
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American architect and engineer.
In constructing the dome,
the class used 42 copies of The
Michigan Daily. Each copy equaled
six 24x21 sheets, with two sheets
per strut for 250 struts total.
They also used 91 brass fasteners.
Graf said he only gave students a
handout of the objective and they
took it from there.
“They had to figure out how
to organize it themselves in task
forces,” he said. “It was really
impressive actually. I’m happy
with how the students took
initiative.”
The structure overall was
small, but large enough to fit the
entire class.
“There are 18 students and
they all fit in,” Graf said. “One of
them said the dome is bigger than
her dorm.”
Graf said overall he thought
the class learned a lot about
invisible perceptual forces around
and between objects.
“It’s a great class,” Graf said. “I
am glad this little welcome worked
out so well. I also liked how they
got their hands on The Michigan
Daily.”
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Art & Design students let their geodesic dome –constructed out of issues of The Michigan
Daily – stand freely for the first time in the Slusser gallery at the Arts & Architecture
Building.
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