| Informality and Monetary Policy in Japan: The Political Economy of Bank Performance Contributor(s): Van Rixtel, Adrian (Author), Rixtel, Adrian Van (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521039444 ISBN-13: 9780521039444 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: The success as well as the recent misfortunes of the post-war Japanese economy has been one of the most debated points in economics. Many explanations focus on cultural and institutional factors, and in particular the role of "Informality" in networks organizing business activity and government policy. This book provides the first quantitative and qualitative assessment of Informality in the formation of Japanese monetary policy. The author spent two years at the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies at the Bank of Japan and the Japanese Ministry of Finance and offers a unique "insider-outsider" perspective. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Exports & Imports - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics |
| Dewey: 339.530 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6" W x 9" (1.35 lbs) 420 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The success as well as the recent misfortunes of the post-war Japanese economy has been one of the most debated points in economics. Many explanations focus on cultural and institutional factors, and in particular the role of Informality in networks organizing business activity and government policy. This book provides the first quantitative and qualitative assessment of Informality in the formation of Japanese monetary policy. The author spent two years at the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies at the Bank of Japan and the Japanese Ministry of Finance and offers a unique insider-outsider perspective. |