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Tables of Contents for The Political Economy of Japanese Monetary Policy
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
vii
1 Introduction
1
8
2 The Evolution of Central Banking in Japan, up to the 1950s
9
18
3 Phases of Japan's Monetary-Policy Experience
27
34
4 Exchange Rates, Policy Coordination, and a Yen Currency Area
61
30
5 The Bubble Economy and Its Collapse
91
26
6 Asset-Price Deflation: Nonperforming Loans, Jusen Companies, and Regulatory Inertia
117
28
7 Elections, Monetary Policy, and Political Business Cycles
145
26
8 Inflation, Time Inconsistency, and Central-Bank Independence
171
24
9 Concluding Comments
195
10
Notes
205
16
References
221