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...many other ways. While much of the region is still hurtling along the path of development - a blinding whirl of frenetic construction and perpetual change - Japan is a vision of stability, a nation that has everything others in Asia want, and has already had it all for decades. Money. Technology. Global brands. A seat at the table with the powerful countries of the industrialized world. Those of us old enough will also recall that Japan used to scare the pants off Americans and just about everyone else. Back in the 1980s, Japan was the first of Asia's rising powers...
...Paralysis isn't unique to Japan; it appears to be a common affliction throughout the developed world. But by looking at Japan, we can get a good idea of the damage it can do. Unwilling to make hard choices, the government simply threw taxpayer money around, attempting to keep people employed without fundamentally changing the economy. The result is government debt approaching 200% of GDP. Overly protected at home, Japan Inc. has missed out on the globalization game; its companies, unable to adapt to a changing world, are losing global market share to more nimble competitors. The nation that once...
...Things to Do With Your Money Right...
Zachary Karabell's suggestion in "In Defense of Debt" that America can borrow its way to prosperity is a perfect illustration of the liberal mind-set [March 15]. Whether it's raising taxes or borrowing more, the answer is OPM: other people's money...
...that no one else would (like, What happens if house prices stop rising?) and came to the chilling conclusion that collapse was inevitable. Lewis takes us inside the investment banks and ratings agencies to demonstrate that no one had any idea what they were actually doing. And with the money flowing so easily, no one particularly cared. When the world goes mad, there are always a few voices of reason. In one of the best books about the crisis so far, Lewis shows the consequences of not listening...