Japan's Fiscal Crisis: The Ministry of Finance and the Politics of Public Spending, 1975-2000

ISBN-13: 9780199250530 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 648 str.

Maurice Wright

Opis

In this controversial and authoritative account of Japan's public budgeting and politics, the author traces the origins and development of Japan's present fiscal crisis. In a detailed analysis of the institutions, structures, and processes of central government, the role of the Ministry of Finance is analysed and its relationship with other ministries in deciding how much to spend and on what is examined. Drawing on a rich archive of interview material and primary budget data, the author explains how and why Japan accumulated the world's largest public debt.

Recenzje

... much more than just a history of the MOF's inability to find a way to solve the fiscal crisis.