The economic crisis in Japan: Mainstream perspective and an alternative view

Critical Asian Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 339-372

  Burkett, Paul ^a   Hart Landsberg, Martin ^b  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; CAPITALISM; DEBT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

JAPAN;

EID: 0141460393     PISSN: 14672715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1467271032000109881     Document Type: Article

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