Comments on: Consumer over-indebtedness in Japan, Australia and the US http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2008/07/08/consumer-over-indebtedness-in-japan-australia-and-the-us/ Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:50:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: The financial crisis - and loansharks in Japan and NZ « East Asia Forumhttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2008/07/08/consumer-over-indebtedness-in-japan-australia-and-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-461 The financial crisis - and loansharks in Japan and NZ « East Asia Forum Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:08:52 +0000 http://eastasiaforum.wordpress.com/?p=147#comment-461 [...] this problem is so serious, NZ probably needs a stronger policy response, along the lines of that in Japan from 2006 and emerging in some fields in the US. Credit suppliers could be subjected to suitability rules [...] [...] this problem is so serious, NZ probably needs a stronger policy response, along the lines of that in Japan from 2006 and emerging in some fields in the US. Credit suppliers could be subjected to suitability rules [...]

]]> By: Lessons from Japan for the US Financial Crisis « East Asia Forumhttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2008/07/08/consumer-over-indebtedness-in-japan-australia-and-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Lessons from Japan for the US Financial Crisis « East Asia Forum Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:35:25 +0000 http://eastasiaforum.wordpress.com/?p=147#comment-460 [...] debacle in the US, which should also be useful for other countries in our region struggling with rising consumer over-indebtedness. Free market advocates may complain about the possible costs of such further re-regulation, but [...] [...] debacle in the US, which should also be useful for other countries in our region struggling with rising consumer over-indebtedness. Free market advocates may complain about the possible costs of such further re-regulation, but [...]

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