After experiencing spectacular economic growth and industrial development for much of the postwar era, Japan plunged abruptly into recession in the early 1990s and since then has suffered a prolonged period of economic stagnation, from which it is only now emerging. Japan's malaise, marked by...

Networks and state performance -- Pt. 1. Contours of Japan's financial policy networks. Finance ministry ties with the political arena -- Finance ministry ties with private and quasi-governmental financial institutions -- Finance ministry ties with other government agencies and the central bank...