Russell Jones

About The Author

Russell Jones has been a professional economist for over forty years. During a long career in academia and the financial markets he was at different times domiciled in London, Tokyo, Abu Dhabi and Sydney, applying his expertise to all the major asset classes. He worked for a number of major financial institutions and provided advice not just to leading asset managers but also to governments and central banks. He is the author of The Itinerant Economist and The Tyranny of Nostalgia: Half a Century of British Economic Decline.

Books by Russell Jones

A Modern Economic History of Japan

Sho Ga Nai – It Is What It Is

By Russell Jones
The modern economic history of Japan is an extraordinary tale. The country rose over the course of just a hundred and twenty odd years from outright backwardness to the elite tier of the most advanced economies. This was a unique achievement, and one realised despite the nation succumbing to a da...
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The Tyranny of Nostalgia
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