Japan's Lost Decade: Origins, Consequences and Prospects for Recovery (World Economy Special Issues) [Paperback]

Gary Saxonhouse (Editor), Robert Stern (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1405119179 | ISBN-13: 978-1405119177 | Publication Date: March 15, 2004 | Edition: 1

This volume explores the origins of Japan’s current economic crisis and assesses the country’s prospects for recovery.

• An exploration of the origins and consequences of Japan’s current economic crisis.


• Examines the collapse of the equity and real estate market bubbles in the late 1980s.


• Analyses the failure of Japanese monetary and fiscal policies to reverse the ensuing economic decline.


• Evaluates unorthodox options available to policy makers that might enable Japan to recover from its ‘lost decade’.


• Suggests that Japan’s prospects for economic recovery are still uncertain.

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Book Description

After decades of growth, Japan now faces an economic crisis. This volume examines the origins of Japan's current economic difficulties, particularly the collapse of the equity and real estate market bubbles in the late 1980s. It looks at the link between these price shocks, the downturn in economic growth and the onset of deflation, and analyses the failure of Japanese monetary and fiscal policies to reverse the decline. Various policy options are explored, but the volume concludes that the prospects for Japan's economic recovery are still uncertain because of the lack of political will to adopt the measures necessary for overcoming the 'lost decade'.

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After decades of growth, Japan now faces an economic crisis. This volume examines the origins of Japan’s current economic difficulties, particularly the collapse of the equity and real estate market bubbles in the late 1980s. It looks at the link between these price shocks, the downturn in economic growth and the onset of deflation, and analyses the failure of Japanese monetary and fiscal policies to reverse the decline. Various policy options are explored, but the volume concludes that the prospects for Japan’s economic recovery are still uncertain because of the lack of political will to adopt the measures necessary for overcoming the ‘lost decade’.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (March 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405119179
• ISBN-13: 978-1405119177
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #856,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)