TY - BOOK AU - Amyx,Jennifer Ann TI - Japan's financial crisis: institutional rigidity and reluctant change SN - 0691114471 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - HG187.J3 A49 2006 PY - 2006///, 2004 CY - Princeton, N.J. PB - Princeton University Press KW - Finance KW - Japan KW - Financial crises KW - Banks and banking N1 - Originally published in 2004; Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-359) and indexes; 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 -- Pt. 2. Evolution of network-based regulation. Institutional "fit" for rapid growth -- Slowed growth, institutional rigidity, and reforms postponed -- Network-managed forbearance after the "bubble" bursts -- Policy paralysis amid deepening crisis -- Pt. 3. Institutional change and system transition. A new regulatory and policymaking paradigm -- Why can't Japan get back on track? -- Conclusion ER -