Rethinking Japanese Economic Policy at the Turn of the 21st Century

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This book, focusing on the Japanese economy mainly from the 1990s to the 2010s, examines the Japanese industrial and fiscal-monetary policies and evaluates its achievements and limits from a historical perspective. Although the period that was also referred to as the "lost decade (or two, three decades)" was marked by various policy discussions, there are still few studies that summarize them as a history. Another unique feature of this publication is that it includes the contributions not only from researchers, but also from those who are/were in a position close to the policy makers.

1. 1. Introduction
2. 2. Industrial Policy at the Turn of the Century
3. 3. The End of the Industrial Adjustment Policy
4. 4. The Industrial Revitalization Policy in the 2000s
5. 5. Standards Administration Policy in Japan Between the 1980s and the 2000s
6. 6. Changes in the Global Financial Environment Surrounding Japan in the 21st Century: Foreign Exchange Policy and International Financial Coordination
7. 7. Monetary Policy in Japan: A Review of the Heisei Period
8. 8. Policy Discussions on Output Gaps in Japan During the 1990s
9. 9. Redefining the Path to Economic Recovery and Prosperity: Keidanren, the Consumption Tax, and the Lost Decade of the 1990s in Japan

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