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Japan's Lost Generation

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Chris posted on Sun, Nov 1 2009 2:34 PM

I am planning on doing a paper on Japan's lost decade.  Can anybody recommend me how to approach this subject, and provide me with some good, reputable sources I could use?  Thank you in advance for your help.

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Bearing in mind that this was a paper I worked on approximately 6 years ago... Unfortunately, I was not able to find a copy of the paper (it's probably somewhere back on my dad's old Desktop PC), but fishing through my old e-mails I was able to find a list of sources that I would've used back then:


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Bank of Japan steps in to sort out banks' mess.

The Banker v. 151 no902 (Apr. 2001) p. 6-10 Journal Code: Banker
Additional Info: United Kingdom

 

Japan closer to disaster

Author: Rowley, Anthony Source: Banker v148n869, (Jul 1998): p.100-103 (Length: 4 pages) ISSN: 0005-5395 Number: 01663668 Copyright: Copyright Banker Ltd 1998

 

And then there were 19: collapse of Hokkaido Takushoko Bank and Japan's continued bailout policy

The Economist v. 345 (Nov. 22 '97) p. 87-8 Journal Code: Economist
Additional Info: United Kingdom

 

Japan's horror show

Author: Chandler, Clay Source: Fortune 146, no. 11 (Nov 25, 2002): p. 127-128 ISSN: 0015-8259 Number: 238726441 Copyright: Copyright Time Incorporated Nov 25, 2002

 

How did it get into this mess?

The Economist v. 363 (Apr. 20 2002) p. survey5-6 Journal Code: Economist
Additional Info: United Kingdom

 

The great recession: lessons for macroeconomic policy from Japan.

Author: Kuttner, Kenneth N.; Posen, Adam S. Source: Brookings Papers on Economic Activity no2 (2001) p. 93-185 ISSN: 0007-2303 Number: BSSI02100029 Copyright: The magazine publisher is the copyright holder of this article and it is reproduced with permission. Further reproduction of this article in violation of the copyright is prohibited. To contact the publisher: http://www.brookings.edu/.

 

Shareholding in the keiretsu, Japan's financial groups

The Review of Economics and Statistics v. 75 (May '93) p. 249-57 Journal Code: Rev Econ Stat
Additional Info: Netherlands

 

Competing with Japanese banks.

ABA Banking Journal v. 82 (Sept. '90) p. 39-42 Journal Code: ABA Bank J

 

http://www.fdic.gov/bank/analytical/banking/1998summ/japan.pdf

 

Make-believe and Japan's banks: big changes lie ahead for the industry.

Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly v. 71 (Apr. 22 '91) p. 15-16 Journal Code: Barrons Nat Bus Financ Wkly

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Additionally, here is a preliminary outline that I followed. It was a group project, but if I remember correctly, I did most of the work :)

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The banking system in Japan in the 1980s and 1990s

            Regulations, differences between US/Japan.

            Policies/practices

            Structure of the banking system

 

Keiretsu

            History of Keiretsu, include Zaibatsu, post-war Japan

            Development of Keiretsu (embedded in society?)

 

Government policy contributions to the Crisis

            Bankruptcy and Anti-trust laws

            Business policies, accounting standards

 

Economic Contributions

            Real estate devaluation

            Nikkei 225 bust, bubble collapse

            Slowing Economic growth, declining credit ratings

Large companies default, bankruptcy

Dependence on banks, not capital

Conclusion:

 

            How the Keiretsu played an integral role in the Japanese banking crisis.

 

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LESSONS FROM JAPAN’S PROLONGED RECESSION
http://tampub.uta.fi/econet/wp44-2005.pdf

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Chris replied on Mon, Nov 2 2009 11:51 PM

Thank you David and Liberty Student!  The sources are fantastic and should help me out a lot.  The outline looks good too David but I can't plagiarize it haha but thank you though. 

Best regards,

Chris

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Chris:
Thank you David and Liberty Student!  The sources are fantastic and should help me out a lot.  The outline looks good too David but I can't plagiarize it haha but thank you though.

LOL it's just an outline! Glad to help though... Big Smile

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