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100 years of financial disasters
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Japan's lost decade
Problem:
After a spectacular 1980s boom, Japan's real estate and stock markets crashed, throwing the economy into a prolonged malaise.
Outcome:
Early denial of the problem by the Japanese government taught policymakers elsewhere the value of responding quickly and decisively.
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Last updated October 14 2008: 10:02 AM ET
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