Japan's economic revival: policy challenges in a globalized world

This book focuses on Japan's recent recovery from a decade-long stagnation, with particular attention to the unfinished policy agenda and the internationalspillovers of Japan's policies, through background studies (both analytical and descriptive) by IMF economists. ÍNDICE: Foreword; J.Lipsky - Acknowledgements - Overview; D.A.Citrin and A.Zanello - PART I: GROWTH AND DEMOGRAPHICS - Japanb s Potential Output and Productivity Growth; P.Nb Diaye - Household Savings in Japan; H.Edison - PART II:FISCAL POLICY CHALLENGES - Strategies for Fiscal Consolidation; D.Botman, H.Edison and P.Nb Diaye - Tax Policy Challenges from Globalization and Aging: Issues and Options; M.Keen - Pension Reform Issues; D.Iakova - PART III: MONETARYPOLICY AFTER DEFLATION - A Post-Deflation Monetary Framework; C.Kramer and M.Stone - Practical Issues Surrounding the New Understanding of Price Stability;C.Faulkner-MacDonagh - PART IV: THE RISE IN CROSS-BORDER CAPITAL FLOWS - HomeBias in Japan; W.C.Walker - Recent Developments and Outlook for Japanb s Capital Flows; S.Nakagawa and C.Faulkner-MacDonagh - PART V: CHALLENGES FOR THE BANKING SECTOR - Why is Japanese Banking Sector Profitability so Low?; A.Wolfson- The Reemergence of Japanese Banks in Asia; S.Nakagawa - PART VI: STRUCTURALREFORMS - Priorities for Structural Reform; Y.Khatri - Agricultural Policies in Japan: Domestic and International Repercussions; B.McDonald - PART VII: INTERNATIONAL SPILLOVERS - The Domestic and Global Impact of Japanb s Policies for Growth; N.Batini, P.Nb Diaye and A.Rebucci - Capital Flows and the Yen-U.S. Dollar Exchange Rate; P.Nb Diaye

• ISBN: 978-0-230-21932-8
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 296
• Fecha Publicación: 10/10/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés