Monetary Policy -- Introduction -- The Evolution of Central Banking in Japan, up to the 1950s -- Phases of Japan s Monetary … Political Business Cycles -- Inflation, Time Inconsistency, and Central- Bank Independence -- Concluding Comments -- Notes …

Financial Policy and Central Banking in Japan -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- The NCC's? Unprecedented … Economic and Financial Distress -- The New Financial Supervision and Regulatory Framework -- Inflation Targetingx Liquidity … Trapsx and the New Bank of Japan -- Challenges Facing Financial Policy and Central Banking in Japan -- References -- Index. …