01524cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001002 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451820584 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Japan : Economic and Policy Developments. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (109 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper provides a brief overview of the causes of the poor economic performance of Japan in the 1990s, and a more detailed analysis of developments in the real sector during 1999. The paper highlights that the collapse of the asset price bubble in 1990-91 provided the trigger for the downturn in 1992, and compounded the economic problems thereafter through its effects on the banking system. This paper also analyzes the fiscal policy developments and the monetary developments in Japan. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/114 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/114/002.1999.issue-114-en.xml IMF e-Library