Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Offering an introduction to the Japanese political system, this book covers the end of the Koizumi era, the brief and troubled premiership of Abe, and the selection of Fukuda as prime minister. It includes material on "bubble" and "post-bubble" economic developments, as well as coverage of health care policy.
Table of Contents
Introduction : the art of monetary policy / David Colander and Dewey Daane -- The human factor and the Fed / Paul A. Volcker -- Change and the art of monetary policy / Dennis Weatherstone -- The limitations of monetary policy / Robert C. Holland -- A primer on the U.S. banking situation / Albert M. Wojnilower -- Outlook for the banking and financial system : the year 2000 / John Rau -- The Fed : reconciling autonomy and democracy / Bruce K. MacLaury -- Monetary policy as viewed by a money market participant / David M. Jones -- A monetarist's confession / Eugene A. Leonard -- The implementation of monetary policy / Peter D. Sternlight -- Debt management / Richard V. Adams -- The Federal Open Market Committee in action / Dewey Daane -- The globalization of world financial markets / Stephen H. Axilrod -- A trader's view of the foreign exchange market / Scott E. Pardee.