Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Tables xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. A Note on Conventions xv
7. Acknowledgments xvii
8. Introduction 1
9. Chapter One. Networks and State Performance 11
10. Part I: Contours of Japan’s Financial Policy Networks
11. Chapter Two. Finance Ministry Ties with the Political Arena 41
12. Chapter Three. Finance Ministry Ties with Private and Quasi-governmental Financial Institutions 61
13. Chapter Four. Finance Ministry Ties with Other Government Agencies and the Central Bank 85
14. Part II: Evolution of Network-based Regulation
15. Chapter Five. Institutional “Fit” for Rapid Growth 107
16. Chapter Six. Slowed Growth, Institutional Rigidity, and Reforms Postponed 128
17. Chapter Seven. Network-managed Forbearance after the “Bubble” Bursts 147
18. Chapter Eight. Policy Paralysis amid Deepening Crisis 163
19. Part III: Institutional Change and System Transition
20. Chapter Nine. A New Regulatory and Policymaking Paradigm 197
21. Chapter Ten. Why Can’t Japan Get Back on Track? 228
22. Chapter Eleven. Conclusion 256
23. Appendices 263
24. Notes 293
25. Bibliography 341
26. Index 361