Researchers
USAMI Koichi
Research Field:
Latin American social security system and welfare states, especially in the case of Argentina. Comparative social security system and welfare states between Asian and Latin American newly industrialized countries.
Education / Research Experience
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Education:
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| Master's Program in Area Studies, Latin American Studies, University of Tsukuba, 1986 | |
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Professional Career:
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| Latin America Project, Institute of Developing Economies, 1986 | |
| Area Studies Department, Institute of Developing Economies, 1990 | |
| Oversea Research Fellow, CEPAL Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1996-1998 | |
| Area Studies Department II, 1998 | |
| Associate Senior Research Fellow, Area Studies Department II, 1999 | |
| Senior Research Fellow, Area Studies Department II, 2001 | |
| Director, Latin American Studies Group, Area Studies Center, 2003 | |
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Other Information:
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| Oversea Research Fellow, Belgrano University, Buenos Aires Argentina, 1988-1990 | |
Major Works
- "Introduction: Comparative Study of Social Security Systems in Asia and Latin America---A Contribution to the Study of Emerging Welfare States---," The Developing Economies, Vol.42 No.2, March 2004.
- "Transformation and Continuity of the Argentine Welfare State: Evaluating Social Security Reform in the 1990s," The Developing Economies, Vol.42 No.2, March 2004.
- "Latin American Social Security Reform in the 1990s", in The Journal of Social Science, Institute of social Science, University of Tokyo, vol.55, no.1.2003.
Other Information
Membership of Academic Societies
Japan Association for Latin American StudiesJapan Society of Social Science on Latin America
Japan Association of Comparative Politics
