Comparing Levels of Development Between Japan and Brazil

Both Japan and Western Europe practiced feudalism and they were both unusually successful in industrial development. They are both also proven adept at running capitalist economies, so the political accomplishments of both Japan and Western Europe have matched their economic achievements.

Women and those of lower classes in Japan would not get the opportunity to learn thus not helping out its country to the fullest potential. Americans also were taught more science and technology which created new findings in agriculture, transportation, and markets.

Japan, USA, Norway, South Korea, and Netherlands went through the same process of industrialization, urbanization, and modernization. Why are these countries so different from one another?

Mexico is a region in North America with a population of 127.5 million which is .5 more than Japan’s population. The country's total area is 1,972,550 km², 5 times larger than Japan. As you can already see, we’ll compare the quality of life between Japan and Mexico throughout this essay. Japan’s government is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government. The legal voting age in Japan’s non-compulsory electoral system is 18 years.

The U.S and Japan are both huge and powerful modern industrialized countries. However, both have similarities and differences in the way they function. First some general information about both countries. In Japan, you would make roughly around 29.7 percent less money every year compared to if you lived in the U.S. Also, if you lived in japan you would have a longer lifespan of about 5 years and consume 44 percent less electricity. If you lived in Japan, you would be less likely to be unemployed by about 43 percent with American unemployment rate being about 7.1 percent compared to Japans 4.3. However, overall if you lived in japan you are still 6 percent more likely to live below the poverty line with 16 percent of the Japanese population living below the poverty line compared to the U.S 15.1 percent.

When looking at all the aspects of China and Japan, one needs to look at what they have, what they are doing with it and where they are going to go with it. However, most of the uniqueness that China has about them is now in Japan because of how much they have borrowed from them, which is a lot. Geography happens to be a big part of why because whereas China is a continental civilization, Japan is an island country.

Brazil is known to have gone through quite a rollercoaster in its political history. From 1937-1945, it was under dictatorship. It maintained as a democracy up until a military coup d’etat in 1964. The coup led the country back to dictatorship which lasted until 1984 (Reis, 2009). Even under the military, Brazil’s economy was seen to sprout out. Economy grew at a rate of 10% yearly. (Reis, 2009) Despite this, due to public dissatisfaction the regime needed to change. Even so, the country continued to thrive (Reis, 2009). By the 21st Century, annual growth was low (Amann and Baer, 2012). In 2009, due to the world crises its growth dropped to a staggering -0.6%. Though, it quickly recovered in 2010 to 7.5%, leading to an encouraging drop

Brazil is the largest country in South America and Latin American as well. Brazil’s economy is a conundrum because Brazil has been struggling with many economic issues. Back in the 2000s under President Luiz Inacio Brazil’s economy was booming. President Luiz Inacio changed many things in Brazil, and he made significant efforts to thrive Brazil’s economy. Under his presidency, between 2003 and 2009 the percentage of poverty fell down from 21% to 11% and the percentage of unemployment rate dropped significantly. Moreover, there was an expansion in the middle class, for instance, over 32 million Brazilian got boosted in their incomes. Regardless of all the good impacts in Luiz’s presidency, there were specific things that stalled the economic

Brazil, however, may not reach its full potential if they do not continue to reform its social and public programs. Consequently, Brazil must continue to increase its investment in education and health, to improve women’s and human rights, and to close the wealth distribution gap within their country. As Brazil continues to grow economically its culture is experiencing positive changes. The two are interwoven in the goal to grow their markets and increase their presence in the global

As the largest economy in Latin America and seventh largest (by nominal GDP) in the world, the Brazilian economy is experiencing many positive effects, characterized by it’s inward-oriented economy and moderate free-market trading, it has a diverse and sophisticated services industryi. Although undergoing extensive makeover, the financial sector provides local businesses with a wide variety of products and is successfully bringing in new entrants, creating an upturn in the economy, and furthermore incentivizing rural inhabitants to move to the more urban spacesii. What is most striking about its urbanization process is the rapid and advanced development that it has undergone. For a process that took North America and Europe almost 150

Despite all that Brazil has to offer such as agricultural and industrial power is still wide spread over parts of the country. This is mainly because of income equality and social problems that are still unresolved .”The most vulnerable groups among Brazil's poor rural people are women, youth, indigenous peoples and quilombolas (afro descendents) communities” (http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org). The poverty is wide spread in Brazil in the country and slums areas. “2.6 percent of Brazilians live below the poverty line” (Hub 2016). Poverty is high due to not enough medical care, lack of water and situations faculties and the lack of education and employment. The big social problem that Brazil government have to face is not enough education, housing

Following the opening of Japan to the world in the mid-1800’s Japans economy boomed. Rapidly industrializing, Japan’s economic infrastructure transformed from agricultural to industrial one by taking a sort of world tour and then applying what was seen abroad at home. “That Japan has been enabled to [industrialize] is a boon conferred on her by foreign intercourse, and it may be said that the nation has succeeded in this grand metamorphosis through the promptings and the influence of foreign civilization…We have welcomed Occidental civilization while preserving their

Japan was one of the first Asian countries to have a successful economy. Unlike other economies, Japan gew through high input and efficiency growth. It was clear back then that Japan was certain to catch up, or at least come close to the United State’s economy. Despite their past growth though, they have since slowed down and reach a plateau of growth. It was predicted that they would surpass the United States by 1998, but instead hit its limits. Japan was unique compared to its neighboring countries like its big brother

As a contrast, to the news above, the economic scenario is completely different in 2015 when the country entered in technical recession. The comparison chart (exhibit 1) shows Brazil’s and China’s GDP growth and also world average performance. Even though China has great participation in Brazil’s trade balance as the biggest importer of Brazilian’s products and therefore connected to the performance of Brazil’s economy, Brazil’s GDP growth in 2014 was merely 0.1% when China’s growth was 7.4%.

South Korea and Japan have had a close relationship from ancient history to the present day. Because of this reason, their economic growth and development have similarities and disparate differences. This paper will discuss some of the two countries’ major characteristics including geographic, social, and political characteristics and look at their histories and economies.