Japan's financial crisis : institutional rigidity and reluctant change / Jennifer A. Amyx.

Networks and state performance
Pt. 1. Contours of Japan's financial policy networks. Finance ministry ties with the political arena
Finance ministry ties with private and quasi-governmental financial institutions
Finance ministry ties with other government agencies and the central bank
Pt. 2. Evolution of network-based regulation. Institutional "fit" for rapid growth
Slowed growth, institutional rigidity, and reforms postponed
Network-managed forbearance after the "bubble" bursts
Policy paralysis amid deepening crisis
Pt. 3. Institutional change and system transition. A new regulatory and policymaking paradigm
Why can't Japan get back on track?
Conclusion.