Japanese Phoenix: The Long Road to Economic Revival 0765610736, 9780765610737
Japan will recover and its economic achievements will once again earn the world's admiration, with sustained annual
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Table of contents :
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Technical Notes
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Long and Bumpy Road to Revival
Part One: A Tale of Two Problems: Supply and Demand
2. The Incredible Shrinking Japan
3. Overcoming the Dual Economy: Backward Sectors Are the Key to Japan's Revival
4. Overcoming Anorexia: The Labors of Sisyphus
5. The Banking Crisis: Dead Firms Walking
Part Two: Macroeconomic Policy Debates
6. Fiscal Dilemmas
7. Monetary Magic Bullets Are Blanks
8. Japan Cannot Export Its Way Out
Part Three: Globalization: A Progress Report
9. Globalization: The Linchpin of Reform
10. Imports: Too Many Captives, Not Enough Competitors
11. Foreign Direct Investment: A Sea Change
12. Financial Integration: The Iceberg Cracks
Part Four: Structural Reform: A Progress Report
13. What Is Structural Reform?
14. Financial Reform: "Big Bang" Versus Financial Socialism
15. Corporate Reform: No Competitiveness Without More Competition
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Technical Notes
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Long and Bumpy Road to Revival
Part One: A Tale of Two Problems: Supply and Demand
2. The Incredible Shrinking Japan
3. Overcoming the Dual Economy: Backward Sectors Are the Key to Japan's Revival
4. Overcoming Anorexia: The Labors of Sisyphus
5. The Banking Crisis: Dead Firms Walking
Part Two: Macroeconomic Policy Debates
6. Fiscal Dilemmas
7. Monetary Magic Bullets Are Blanks
8. Japan Cannot Export Its Way Out
Part Three: Globalization: A Progress Report
9. Globalization: The Linchpin of Reform
10. Imports: Too Many Captives, Not Enough Competitors
11. Foreign Direct Investment: A Sea Change
12. Financial Integration: The Iceberg Cracks
Part Four: Structural Reform: A Progress Report
13. What Is Structural Reform?
14. Financial Reform: "Big Bang" Versus Financial Socialism
15. Corporate Reform: No Competitiveness Without More Competition
Notes
Bibliography
Index
