Malfunctioning democracy in Japan : quantitative analysis in a civil society / Yoshiaki Kobayashi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kobayashi, Yoshiaki, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Japan.

Democracy.

Elections--Japan.

Elections.

Japan--Politics and government--1945-.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In many developed countries, democratic political systems have demonstrated significant shortcomings. Malfunctioning Democracy in Japan: Quantitative Analysis in a Civil Society, by Yoshiaki Kobayashi, investigates the causes of these problems via quantitative analysis, using Japan as a particular case study.

Contents:

MALFUNCTIONING DEMOCRACY IN JAPAN; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Party Platforms and Government Expenditures; Chapter 3: Platforms and Voting Behavior; Chapter 4: Electoral Platform Malfunction; Chapter 5: Investigating the Political Rationality Hyp; Chapter 6: The Voters' Response: Macro-analysi; Chapter 7: The Voters' Response: Micro-analysis; Chapter 8: Issue Voting; Chapter 9: Retrospective Voting; Chapter 10: Issue Voting and Retrospective Voting in the 2005 and 2009 Elections

Chapter 11: A Plan for the Resuscitation of DemocracyAppendix: Politicians' Career Points; End Notes; Afterword; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-201) and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-31208-6

1-283-44692-8

9786613446923

0-7391-4758-7

OCLC:

817058040