*FINANCIAL crises, *ECONOMICS, *RECESSIONS, ECONOMIC conditions in Japan, 1989-, UNITED States economy, 2001-2009
Abstract
This paper compares from a political economy perspective the financial crisis that broke out in Japan after 1991 and in the US during 2007-2009. Common features of both crises are the initial deregulation in the financial sector and the burst of the consequent asset price bubble. The institutional structure shaped by government interventions in Japan was unable to overcome the crisis and the subsequent long recession while the US government responded relatively quickly to the crisis. This paper comparatively evaluates the causes of the crises from the political economy perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
BANKING industry, GROSS domestic product, BONDS (Finance), RATE of return, DEFAULT (Finance), POPULATION aging, JAPANESE politics & government, 1989-, ECONOMICS
Abstract
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Published
2012
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