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The Plaza accords ensured that Japan de-emphasized its manufacturing economy in favor of financialization. The financial sector was deregulated and liberalized. The yen/dollar index was pushed up, hurting Japanese exports. Monetary policy was "loosened", huge amounts of cheap credit was injected into the economy, and government spending was cut.