雅思阅读机经权威预测Whose lost decade
<p> 雅思阅读：<span word="Whose">Whose</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>?</p><p> <span word="Japans">Japans</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="pessimists">pessimists</span> <span word="thinkat">thinkat</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>.</p><p> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="pessimism">pessimism</span>. <span word="Overseas">Overseas</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="harbinger">harbinger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Americaeven">Americaeven</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annualised">annualised</span> 6% <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="rebounding">rebounding</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>.</p><p> <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="dispassionately">dispassionately</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Japans">Japans</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="misnomer">misnomer</span>. <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="tarnishes">tarnishes</span> <span word="Japans">Japans</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="demographymore">demographymore</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span> 45<span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="richer">richer</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="aggregate">aggregate</span>, <span word="Japans">Japans</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2001 <span word="and">and</span> 2010. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="judged">judged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="outperformed">outperformed</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> . <span word="In">In</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shrunk">shrunk</span> <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>.</p><p> <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="labour">labour</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2000 <span word="to">to</span> 2008, <span word="total">total</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="labour">labour</span>, <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Productivity">Productivity</span> <span word="Organisation">Organisation</span>. <span word="Japans">Japans</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> .</p>
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