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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807672703321

Autore

Iwamoto Yoshiyuki

Titolo

Japan on the upswing [[electronic resource] ] : why the bubble burst and Japan's economic renewal / / Yoshiyuki Iwamoto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Algora Pub., c2006

ISBN

1-281-39570-6

9786611395704

0-87586-463-5

0-87586-462-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Disciplina

330.952

Soggetti

Financial crises - Japan

Japan Economic policy

Japan Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Misguidance and miscalculations from 1990 to 2002 -- pt. 2. Rebuilders -- pt. 3. Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a story of Japanese business and finance since 1986. During the "bubble" in the late 80s caused by the 2.5% prime rate, racketeers had a field day buying land. Then easy money was suddenly stopped, saddling banks with nearly 1 trillion in uncolle