Princes of the yen : Japan's central bankers and the transformation of the economy / Richard A. Werner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Werner, Richard, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banks and banking, Central--Japan.

Banks and banking, Central.

Monetary policy--Japan.

Monetary policy.

Japan.

Japan--Economic policy--1945-.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

xx, 362 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2003]

Summary:

Racism has existed throughout the world for centuries and has been at the root of innumerable conflicts and human tragedies, including war, genocide, slavery, bigotry, and discrimination. Defined broadly, racism has had many forms and effects, from caste prejudice in India and mass extermination in Tasmania to slavery in the Americas and the Holocaust in Europe. Put simply racism has been one of the overriding forces in world history for more than a millennium. This book provides a global perspective of racism in its myriad forms. Consisting of 12 parts and 51 articles, it focuses on racism worldwide over the past thousand years. It includes three types of articles: original documents, scholarly essays, and journalistic accounts.

Contents:

1. Japanese Lesson 1

2. The Total War Economy 9

3. Winning the Peace: An Economy at War 23

4. The Alchemy of Banking 38

5. Credit: The Economic High Command 48

6. The First Bid for Central Bank Independence 57

7. Japan's First Bubble Economy 73

8. Mysterious Money: The Ebb and Flow of the Yen 82

9. The Great Yen Illusion: Credit Bubble and Bust 89

10. How to Prolong a Recession 103

11. The Battle of the Yen 114

12. At the Trigger of the Gun 126

13. The Princes of the Yen 140

14. The Goal of Monetary Policy 157

15. Back to the Future: The Return of U.S.-Style Capitalism 179

16. Reflation: Another Miracle in the Making 199

17. The Asian Crisis and the Central Bankers 208

18. More Power to the Princes 222

19. The Revival of the Reichsbank 232

Appendix Japanese Fiscal and Monetary Policies in the 1990s 249.

Notes:

"An East Gate book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-350) and indexes.

ISBN:

0765610485

0765610493

OCLC:

50670279