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Joseph Dodge

American banker

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Ikeda Hayato
…strong deflationary policy recommended by Joseph Dodge, a Detroit banker sent by the U.S. government to study the economic difficulties of occupied Japan. Ikeda’s pursuit of “balanced financing” was helped along after 1950 by U.S. military contracts related to the Korean War. Under Prime Minister Yoshida, Ikeda played a leading…
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…strong deflationary policy recommended by Joseph Dodge, a Detroit banker sent by the U.S. government to study the economic difficulties of occupied Japan. Ikeda’s pursuit of “balanced financing” was helped along after 1950 by U.S. military contracts related to the Korean War. Under Prime Minister Yoshida, Ikeda played a leading…
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…mapped out by American banker Joseph Dodge. The outbreak of the Korean War in 1950 created a huge demand for Japanese goods and set off an investment drive that laid the foundations for a long period of extraordinary economic activity. While investment in plants and equipment was spurred by an…
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…mapped out by American banker Joseph Dodge. The outbreak of the Korean War in 1950 created a huge demand for Japanese goods and set off an investment drive that laid the foundations for a long period of extraordinary economic activity. While investment in plants and equipment was spurred by an…
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