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Open Access Book | Local Tax Benefits at a Distance: Japan’s Hometown Tax Donation Payment © 2021
Co-Authors:
Prof. Takaaki Hoda, Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University and
Prof. Richard Dasher, Director of US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University
We are pleased to let you know about a book coming from US-ATMC research that is available by open access. Prof. Takaaki Hoda conducted the research for Local Tax Benefits at a Distance: Japan’s Hometown Tax Donation Payment as a focus area of for his residence as a Visiting Scholar with US-ATMC Director Dasher in 2020-21. This book discusses the concepts, types, models, and patterns of Japan’s Hometown Tax Donation Payment system, to provide a clear picture of this newly developed unique and innovative fund-raising tool used by municipalities. It also sheds light on the influences that reciprocal gifts provided by each municipality to donors have on local economies by reviewing empirical works and surveys targeting local business owners and local financial institutions. A distinguishing feature of the book is that it introduces a new social finance mechanism that is unique to the Japanese market and could provide policy implications for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as regional development. Furthermore, the book explores the efficacy of the demand–pull approach to support-strengthening SMEs, especially in rural areas. Finally, the book identifies some lessons learned from the system with a view toward advancing research on this phenomenon and making the system efficient and sustainable. As a whole, the book can provide ample benefits to novices, academics, researchers, and policymakers interested in Hometown Tax Donation Payment, an innovative social finance tool.
To download the (free) PDF version of Local Tax Benefits at a Distance: Japan’s Hometown Tax Donation Payment or to purchase a softcover copy, please visit <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-16-5138-0>.
