Miraculous or mired? Contrasting Japanese and American perspectives on Japan's economic problems

Pacific Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 163-193

  Reich, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian financial crisis; Japan's baking crisis; Neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

BANKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; NEOLIBERALISM;

JAPAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034005339     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095127400363686     Document Type: Article

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