Tumultuous Times - Central Banking in an Era of Crisis

Former governor of the Bank of Japan Masaaki Shirakawa provides a rare insider's account of the challenges and actions taken by the bank to nurse the economy back to health after the financial crisis of 2008, offering a glimpse into the inner workings of the Japanese economy.

About the author

Masaaki Shirakawa is distinguished professor at Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan and was governor of the Bank of Japan from 2008 to 2013 and vice chairman of the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements from 2011 to 2013. He is also a member of the Group of 30.

Summary

A rare insider’s account of the inner workings of the Japanese economy, and the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy, by a career central banker

Product details

• Authors: Masaaki Shirakawa
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9780300258974
• ISBN: 978-0-300-25897-4
• No. of pages: 536
• Series: Yale Program on Financial Stability Series; Yale Program on Financial Stab
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Japan, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, HISTORY / World, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, General & world history, Economic history, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political Economy, Asian History, General and world history, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies