The politics of postal savings reform in Japan

Asian Perspective

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-48

  Amyx, Jennifer ^a   Takenaka, Harukata ^a   Toyoda, A Maria ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Banking; Economy; Japan; LDP (Liberal Democratic Party); Postal savings; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244491650     PISSN: 02589184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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