The Japanese Main Bank System: Its Relevance for Developing and Transforming Economies
Masahiko Aoki and Hugh Patrick
Abstract
This book is based on a collaborative project sponsored by the World Bank. Its purpose is to describe, analyse, and evaluate the Japanese main bank system, and examine its relevance as a model for developing market economies and transforming social economies. It is divided into two parts: Part I, The Japanese Main Bank System, presents ten chapters that explore the development, functions, relationships and regulation of the main bank system; and Part II, The Comparative Context: Relevance for Developing and Transforming Economics, contains seven chapters that compare the Japanese main bank sys ... More
This book is based on a collaborative project sponsored by the World Bank. Its purpose is to describe, analyse, and evaluate the Japanese main bank system, and examine its relevance as a model for developing market economies and transforming social economies. It is divided into two parts: Part I, The Japanese Main Bank System, presents ten chapters that explore the development, functions, relationships and regulation of the main bank system; and Part II, The Comparative Context: Relevance for Developing and Transforming Economics, contains seven chapters that compare the Japanese main bank system with that of other Germany, Mexico, India, China, and Poland.
Keywords:
Japanese main bank system,
financial services,
government policy,
bank relationship,
Germany,
Mexico,
India,
China,
Poland
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 1995 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780198288992 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: August 2004 |
DOI:10.1093/0198288999.001.0001 |
