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Frog in the pot: Germany's path to the Japan syndrome.

From: The National Interest  |  Date: 3/22/2003  |  Author: Posen, Adam S.

JAPAN'S DECADE of decline is the worst fate suffered by an advanced economy since the Great Depression. Contraction in Japan, however, is not only Japan's problem-it is also a drag on the global economy. Japan's withdrawal of capital from Asia and a weakening yen contributed heavily to the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98. Since then, Japan's continuing slump has limited export earnings for emerging market countries, thus strengthening the backlash in Asia and Latin America against ...

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