No. 8 — February 25, 2000

Feature Article

NEW DECADE, OLD PROBLEMS:
JAPAN STRUGGLES TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN 2000

Douglas Ostrom

• Summary
• A "Lost Decade"?
• The Economy In 1999
• What To Look For In 2000
• Forecasts
• Effects Of U.S. Stock Market Correction
• An Assessment
• A Look At The Long Run
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Weekly Review

• Two Nationalized Banks To Reemerge As Banking Industry Restructuring Accelerates
  --- by Jon Choy
• Japan's Current Account Surplus Contracted In 1999 But Numbers Still Worrisome
  --- by Douglas Ostrom
• Tokyo, Washington Concur On WTO Round, Remain Apart On Other Economic, Security Issues
  --- by Barbara Wanner
• Japan-Saudi Negotiations Over Oil-Drilling Rights Reach Fever Pitch
  --- by Marc Castellano

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