Japan Transformed : Political Change and Economic Restructuring / Frances McCall Rosenbluth, Michael F. Thies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosenbluth, Frances McCall, author.

Thies, Michael F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--Economic policy.

Japan--Politics and government.

Local Subjects:

Japan--Economic policy.

Japan--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With little domestic fanfare and even less attention internationally, Japan has been reinventing itself since the 1990s, dramatically changing its political economy, from one managed by regulations to one with a neoliberal orientation. Rebuilding from the economic misfortunes of its recent past, the country retains a formidable economy and its political system is healthier than at any time in its history. Japan Transformed explores the historical, political, and economic forces that led to the country's recent evolution, and looks at the consequences for Japan's citizens and global neighbors. The book examines Japanese history, illustrating the country's multiple transformations over the centuries, and then focuses on the critical and inexorable advance of economic globalization. It describes how global economic integration and urbanization destabilized Japan's postwar policy coalition, undercut the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's ability to buy votes, and paved the way for new electoral rules that emphasized competing visions of the public good. In contrast to the previous system that pitted candidates from the same party against each other, the new rules tether policymaking to the vast swath of voters in the middle of the political spectrum. Regardless of ruling party, Japan's politics, economics, and foreign policy are on a neoliberal path. Japan Transformed combines broad context and comparative analysis to provide an accurate understanding of Japan's past, present, and future.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations and Stylistic Conventions

CHAPTER 1. Why Study Japanese Political Economy?

CHAPTER 2. Japanese History and Culture

CHAPTER 3. Japan's Political Experiments

CHAPTER 4. The Old Japanese Politics, 1955-1993

CHAPTER 5. Japan's Postwar Political Economy

CHAPTER 6. Japan's New Politics

CHAPTER 7. Japan's New Political Economy

CHAPTER 8. Japan's Place in the World

CHAPTER 9. Conclusions

EPILOGUE: The 2009 General Election and the LDP's Fall from Power

Appendix 1. Japanese Electoral Systems, 1947-Present

Appendix 2. Election Results, House of Representatives, 1986-2005

Appendix 3. Election Results, House of Councillors, 1986-2007

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9786612569234

9781282569232

1282569236

9781400835096

1400835097

OCLC:

642205264