The people's post office : the history and politics of the Japanese postal system, 1871-2010 / Patricia L. Maclachlan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maclachlan, Patricia L.

Series:

Harvard East Asian monographs ; 338.

Harvard East Asian monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postal service--Japan--History--19th century.

Postal service.

Postal service--Japan--History--20th century.

Postal service--Japan--History--21st century.

History.

Japan--Politics and government.

Japan.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xx, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2011.

Summary:

Maclachlan (government and Asian studies, U. of Texas-Austin) traces the history of Japanese postal politics as a case study of the timing of institutional change within the postal sector in relation to developments in broader institutional and political contexts. While focusing on internal and external institutional factors and their capacity to shape change, she also recognizes the impact of innovators and vested interests. She begins with the British system, on which the Japanese system is modeled. Other topics include postwar commissioned postmasters and the politics of self-preservation, the Hashimoto reforms, and Koizumi Jun'ichiro and the politics of postal privatization. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

"Making use of private energies": the origins and early evolution of the modern Japanese postal system

Public servants with private interests : postwar commissioned postmasters and the politics of self-preservation

The commissioned postmasters : the view from inside

The postwar postal regime and the failure of reform

Setting the stage: the Hashimoto reforms

Koizumi Jun'Ichiro and the politics of postal privatization

Conclusion: the revenge of the postal regime

Reference matter

Works cited

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674062450

0674062450

OCLC:

709670283