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Autore |
Werner Richard <1967-, > |
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Princes of the yen : Japan's central bankers and the transformation of the economy / / Richard A. Werner |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-70155-3 |
1-317-46220-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (384 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Banks and banking, Central - Japan |
Monetary policy - Japan |
Japan Economic policy 1945- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"An East Gate book." |
First published 2003 by M.E. Sharpe. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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