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The logic of Japanese politics : leaders, institutions, and the limits of change / Gerald L. Curtis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Curtis, Gerald L.
- Series:
- Studies of the East Asian Institute
- Studies of the East Asian Institute, Columbia University
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Japan--Politics and government--1989-.
- Japan.
- Politics and government.
- Political culture--Japan.
- Political culture.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 303 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- Curtis surveys the current state of Japanese politics and predicts what events are likely to transpire in Japan in the coming years. This book offers a unique perspective into Japanese political identity through the lens of its relation to worldwide political systems.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Logic of Japanese Politics 1
- Chapter 1 The Politics of Complacency 25
- Chapter 2 The End of One-Party Dominance 65
- Chapter 3 The Rise and Fall of Coalition Government 99
- Chapter 4 The Politics of Electoral Reform 137
- Chapter 5 The LDP's Return to Power 171
- Chapter 6 Japan's Uncertain Political Future 207.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-281) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231108427
- 0231108435
- OCLC:
- 40813502
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