This paper provides a brief explanation of the Japanese public credit guarantee system and analyzes what role it played during the global financial crisis. The author conducted a questionnaire survey of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Aichi Prefecture, the prefecture most seriously...

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 How Regional Financial Institutions Can Promote Regional Revitalization in Japan: Results from a 2017 Survey on Regional Finance -- Chapter 2 Current Situation and Challenges of Human Resources Management at...