Governing Japan : divided politics in a resurgent economy
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, Massachusetts :
Blackwell Publishing ,
2008
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents only |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: why Japan and its politics matter
- 2. Historical background: Japan's emergence as a modern state and the politics of war, 1853-1945
- 3. Social background: how far social norms and behaviour influence politics
- 4. Political reconstruction and development, 1945-1989
- 5. One step forward and one step back: attempting political reform in the 1990s
- 6. New politics for the new millennium: the Koizumi effect
- 7. Who runs Japan?
- 8. Parliament and parliamentary elections: the changing character of electioneering
- 9. The politics of party: the liberal democrats and their rivals
- 10. Some problems of the constitution
- 11. Issues of domestic political concern
- 12. Issues of foreign policy and defence
- 13. Conclusion: the analytical of Japanese politics