Table of Contents

List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Part I. Theory: 2. The political economy and economic system of Japan: a survey of literature, conflict and confusion; 3. Informal aspects of Japanese economic policy; 4. Informality and monetary policy: an operational framework; Part II. The Institutions and their Policies: 5. Informality, monetary authorities and monetary policy: the pre-1998 reform regime; 6. Informality, banking crisis and financial reform: 1998 and beyond; Part III. Empirical Evidence: 7. Amakudari in the private banking industry: an empirical investigation; 8. Amakudari and the performance of Japanese banks; 9. Conclusion: informality, monetary policy and bank performance - lessons from the Japanese experience; Bibliography; Index.

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A quantitative and qualitative examination of informal mechanisms in the formation of Japanese monetary policy.