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Table of Contents:

• Introduction : Why Japan and its politics matter
• Historical background : Japan's emergence as a modern state and the politics of war, 1853-1945
• Social background : how far social norms and behaviour influence politics
• Political reconstruction and development, 1945-1989
• One step forward and one step back : attempting political reform in the 1990s
• New politics for the new millennium : the Koizumi effect
• Who runs Japan?
• Parliament and parliamentary elections : the changing character of electioneering
• The politics of party : the liberal democrats and their rivals
• Some problems of the constitution
• Issues of domestic political concern
• Issues of foreign policy and defence
• Conclusions : The analytical challenge of Japanese politics.

Author/Creator:

Stockwin, J. A. A. (James Arthur Ainscow)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Governing Japan: divided politics in a resurgent economy [by Stockwin, J.A.A.]

Subjects:

Japan — Politics and government — 1945-

Japan — Economic policy — 1945-

Since 1945

Economic policy

Politics and government

Japan

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Gift; The Nippon Foundation; 2009

Physical Description:

xvi, 298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Call Numbers:

JQ1631 .S76 2008

ISBNs:

9781405154154
1405154152
9781405154161 (pbk.)
1405154160 (pbk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2007048801

OCLC Numbers:

182662720