Governing Japan : divided politics in a resurgent economy

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stockwin, J. A. A. [ (James Arthur Ainscow)] (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, Massachusetts : Blackwell Publishing , 2008
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