Princes of the Yen : Japan's central bankers and the transformation of the economy

Princes of the Yen : Japan's central bankers and the transformation of the economy / Richard Werner.

This eye-opening book offers a disturbing new look at Japan's post-war economy and the key factors that shaped it. It gives special emphasis to the 1980s and 1990s when Japan's economy experienced vast swings in activity. According to the author, the most recent upheaval in the Japanese ec...

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Main Author: Werner, Richard, 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2003.
Subjects:
Nihon Ginkō
Since 1945
Geschichte 1945-2000.
Banks and banking, Central > Japan.
Monetary policy > Japan.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
Banks and banking, Central
Economic policy
Monetary policy
Geldpolitik
Centrale banken.
Kredietverlening.
Monetaire politiek.
Japan > Economic policy > 1945-
Japan
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations, Note on the Representation of Personal Names; 1. Japanese Lesson; 2. The Total War Economy; 3. Winning the Peace: An Economy at War; 4. The Alchemy of Banking; 5. Credit: The Economic High Command; 6. The First Bid for Central Bank Independence; 7. Japan's First Bubble Economy; 8. Mysterious Money: The Ebb and Flow of the Yen; 9. The Great Yen Illusion: Credit Bubble and Bust; 10. How to Prolong a Recession; 11. The Battle of the Yen.
  • 12. At the Trigger of the Gun13. The Princes of the Yen; 14. The Goal of Monetary Policy; 15. Back to the Future: The Return of U.S.-Style Capitalism; 16. Reflation: Another Miracle in the Making; 17. The Asian Crisis and the Central Bankers; 18. More Power to the Princes; 19. The Revival of the Reichsbank; Appendix: Japanese Fiscal and Monetary Policies in the 1990s; Notes; Bibliography; Author Index; General Index; About the Author.

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