Japan’s Lost Decade

This volume explores the origins of Japan’s current economic crisis and assesses the country’s prospects for recovery.<br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>An exploration of the origins and consequences of Japan’s current economic crisis.</li> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Examines the collapse of the equity and real estate market bubbles in the late 1980s.</li> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Analyses the failure of Japanese monetary and fiscal policies to reverse the ensuing economic decline.</li> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Evaluates unorthodox options available to policy makers that might enable Japan to recover from its ‘lost decade’.</li> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Suggests that Japan’s prospects for economic recovery are still uncertain.</li> </ul>