Recovery or Recession? The Japanese Economy in 2005 and EU-Japan Economic and Business Relations

Mar 11, 2005

Axel Berkofsky

In a special Issue Paper, Axel Berkofsky reviews the current state of the Japanese economy and the prospects for a return to sustainable economic growth in 2005 including an end to deflation

Read the full paper here

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