Cautionary tale about exit strategies from 1930s Japan

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Cautionary tale about exit strategies from 1930s Japan

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As the policy debate intensifies, investors might spare a thought for Takahashi Korekiyo, Bank of Japan governor from 1911 to 1913. He also served as finance minister and prime minister in the 1920s and 1930s.
Outside Japan, few western investors know the name. For while there is discussion about what can be learnt from Japan’s lost decade, little attention has been paid to earlier periods.

The experience of 1930s Japan is thought-provoking. Not only does it help explain the decisions that Tokyo leaders took during the lost decade; it offers a cautionary tale about exit strategies.

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