Economics & Policy Dan Slater Economics & Policy Dan Slater

Abe’s “Third Arrow”: Not What Margaret Thatcher Had in Mind

Based on Professor Takeo Hoshi's analysis, Abenomics's "Third Arrow" is a government-led industrial policy, not the deregulation push it's often portrayed as. Its vague goals and lack of concrete metrics distinguish it from Margaret Thatcher's privatization-focused approach, and it appears to prioritize national power over the well-being of individual citizens.

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