Japan S Postwar Party Politics

Author : Masaru Kohno
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691221618

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Japan's Postwar Party Politics by Masaru Kohno Pdf

In this sophisticated theoretical work, Masaru Kohno presents a systematic reexamination of the evolution of party politics in Japan since the end of the second World War. Because of the long one-party dominance by the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan's parliamentary democracy has often been viewed as unique in the developed world, and most of the existing studies of Japanese party politics have addressed such determinants as its political culture, historical background, and socio-ideological cleavages. According to the author, these explanations do not adequately account for some of the most important changes that took place in Japanese party politics during the postwar period. This study advances an alternative set of interpretations based on a microanalytic approach that highlights the incentive and bargaining power of individual political actors, and their competitive and strategic behavior under existing institutional constraints. According to Kohno, the evolution of political life in postwar Japan depends on the same factors that are acknowledged to be at work in other industrialized nations. He reveals, through detailed case studies of government formation processes and statistical examinations of candidate nomination patterns, that the microanalytic approach can establish forward-looking and internally consistent interpretations of the postwar development of Japanese party politics. Because Japan has usually been treated as a country of unique cultural, historical, and societal characteristics, the analyses of this study point to the broader applicability of the microanalytic approach in the field of comparative politics, especially for the exploration of party competition in advanced industrial democracies.

Author : Tetsuya Kataoka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015024964614

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Creating Single-party Democracy by Tetsuya Kataoka Pdf

Author : Jōji Watanuki
Publisher : [Tokyo] : University of Tokyo Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Japan
ISBN : UCAL:B3827082

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Politics in Postwar Japanese Society by Jōji Watanuki Pdf

Author : Ronald J. Hrebenar,Akira Nakamura
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317745976

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Party Politics in Japan by Ronald J. Hrebenar,Akira Nakamura Pdf

The Japanese political system is a parliamentary democracy and was the first western style government in Asia when the parliamentary system was adopted in the 1880s. It has a multiparty system, free elections, and a parliament that functions much the same way that any other democratic parliament functions, however for much of its existence the Japanese party system has been dominated by one party. This fact is crucial to understanding contemporary politics in Japan, especially since the long term ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, is once again back in power. This book presents an up-to-date analysis of the political parties that make up the Japanese party system and their impact on Japanese politics and government. Given that the executive branch is selected as a result of the pattern of party numbers in the parliament, to understand Japanese politics and policy, one must first know the nature of the ruling and opposition parties and their leaders. Indeed, in the past decade the quality of Japan’s government has been closely associated with the strengths and weaknesses of Japan’s prime ministers and the dominant party in the system. This book focuses on a central question: why Japanese politics and government has been so dysfunctional in the past two decades? With this question in mind, the chapters provide key background information on Japanese politics and political parties; discuss each of the major political parties that have governed Japan since 1955; and finally, examine the December 2012 House of Representatives elections that returned the LDP to power, and the differences between the First (1955-1993) and the Second Post War Party Systems (1993- ). Party Politics in Japan provides a comprehensive analysis of the past sixty years of Japanese party politics. As such, it will be of great interest to students and scholars of Japanese politics and Asian politics, as well as to those interested in political parties and political systems more broadly.

Author : James Babb
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317877615

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Tanaka by James Babb Pdf

Kakuei Tanaka was the most powerful politician in Japan for nearly two decades, and his followers have dominated Japanese politics for most of the country's recent history. This account of the life and times of Tanaka explores the public profile and private power-broking of a controversial and powerful politician, opening up in the process the intimate political history of modern Japan.

Author : Tetsuya Kataoka
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Japan
ISBN : 0844817147

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The Price of a Constitution by Tetsuya Kataoka Pdf

An account of the origin of Japan's post-war regime and the imposition of the "no war" constitution. The book argues that Japan's economic miracle has been a compensatory response to its deprived political status.

Author : Robert A. Scalapino,Junnosuke Masumi
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Parties and Politics in Contemporary Japan by Robert A. Scalapino,Junnosuke Masumi Pdf

Author : Ronald J. Hrebenar,Akira Nakamura
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1315794926

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Party Politics in Japan by Ronald J. Hrebenar,Akira Nakamura Pdf

The Japanese political system is a parliamentary democracy and was the first western style government in Asia when the parliamentary system was adopted in the 1880s. It has a multiparty system, free elections, and a parliament that functions much the same way that any other democratic parliament functions, however for much of its existence the Japanese party system has been dominated by one party. This fact is crucial to understanding contemporary politics in Japan, especially since the long term ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, is once again back in power. This book presents an up-to-date analysis of the political parties that make up the Japanese party system and their impact on Japanese politics and government. Given that the executive branch is selected as a result of the pattern of party numbers in the parliament, to understand Japanese politics and policy, one must first know the nature of the ruling and opposition parties and their leaders. Indeed, in the past decade the quality of Japan's government has been closely associated with the strengths and weaknesses of Japan's prime ministers and the dominant party in the system. This book focuses on a central question: why Japanese politics and government has been so dysfunctional in the past two decades? With this question in mind, the chapters provide key background information on Japanese politics and political parties; discuss each of the major political parties that have governed Japan since 1955; and finally, examine the December 2012 House of Representatives elections that returned the LDP to power, and the differences between the First (1955-1993) and the Second Post War Party Systems (1993- ). Party Politics in Japan provides a comprehensive analysis of the past sixty years of Japanese party politics. As such, it will be of great interest to students and scholars of Japanese politics and Asian politics, as well as to those interested in political parties and political systems more broadly.

Author : Margarita Estevez-Abe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139471923

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Welfare and Capitalism in Postwar Japan by Margarita Estevez-Abe Pdf

This book explains how postwar Japan managed to achieve a highly egalitarian form of capitalism despite meager social spending. Estevez-Abe develops an institutional, rational-choice model to solve this puzzle. She shows how Japan's electoral system generated incentives that led political actors to protect various groups that lost out in market competition. She explains how Japan's postwar welfare state relied upon various alternatives to orthodox social spending programs. The initial postwar success of Japan's political economy has given way to periods of crisis and reform. This book follows this story up to the present day. Estevez-Abe shows how the current electoral system renders obsolete the old form of social protection. She argues that institutionally Japan now resembles Britain and predicts that Japan's welfare system will also come to resemble Britain's. Japan thus faces a more market-oriented society and less equality.

Author : Kaoru Iokibe,Kazuo Komiya,Yūichi Hosoya,Taizō Miyagi,Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research. Political and Diplomatic Review Project
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Japan
ISBN : 1626378770

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History, Memory, & Politics in Postwar Japan by Kaoru Iokibe,Kazuo Komiya,Yūichi Hosoya,Taizō Miyagi,Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research. Political and Diplomatic Review Project Pdf

Memories can be shared-or contested. Japan and Korea, just one case in point, share centuries of intertwined history, the nature of which continues to be disputed, particularly with regard to World War II. The authors of History, Memory, and Politics in Postwar Japan explore Japan's historical narratives, and their impact on both domestic politics and diplomatic relations, as they have evolved from 1946 to the present. Presenting the results of more than a decade of collaborative research, their book is a rich contribution to our understanding not only of Japanese politics, but also of how the historical narratives that we embrace have far-reaching consequences.

Author : Michael Lucken,Anne Bayard-Sakai,Emmanuel Lozerand
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136705687

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Japan's Postwar by Michael Lucken,Anne Bayard-Sakai,Emmanuel Lozerand Pdf

Historical surveys of postwar Japan are usually established on the grounds that the era is already over, interpreting "postwar" to be the years directly proceeding World War II. However, the contributors to this book take a unique approach to the concept of the postwar epoch and treat it as a network of historical time frames from the modern period, and connect these time capsules to the war to which they are inextricably linked. The books strength is in its very interdisciplinary approach to examining postwar Japan and as such it includes chapters centred on subjects as diverse as politics, poetry, philosophy, economics and art which serve to fill the blanks in the collective cultural memory that historical narratives leave behind. Originally published in French, this new translation offers the English speaking world important access to a major work on Japan which has been greatly enriched by the translator’s great accuracy and knowledge of English, French and Japanese language, history and culture. Japan's Postwar will appeal to students and scholars of Japanese Studies and Modern Japanese History as well as historians studying the world after 1945.

Author : Jon Livingston,Joe Moore,Felicia Oldfather
Publisher : New York : Pantheon Books
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : UCSD:31822036726560

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Postwar Japan, 1945 to the Present by Jon Livingston,Joe Moore,Felicia Oldfather Pdf

Author : Patricia L. Maclachlan
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Consumer protection
ISBN : 0231123469

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Consumer Politics in Postwar Japan by Patricia L. Maclachlan Pdf

This book examines Japan's postwar consumer protection movement, which, organized largely by housewives, led to the passage of basic consumer protection legislation in 1968. Macmillan points to the importance of activity at the local level, the role of minority parties, the limited utility of the courts, and the place of lawyers and academics in providing access to power.

Author : Jacob M. Schlesinger
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0804734577

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Shadow Shoguns by Jacob M. Schlesinger Pdf

This is a vivid account of the corrupt and improbable political machine that ran Japanese politics for twenty years, from the early 1970s to the early 1990s, the period during which Japan became the world's second-largest economy. Reviews "Washington lobbyists, Moscow mafiosi, and Beijing party bosses stand back! . . . Here is one of the longest running big-time political sleaze serials of the past quarter-century. . . . This was a book waiting to be written, and not only has Schlesinger done it, but he has also produced a fine job of political reporting." --New York Times Book Review "In a rollicking style, Schlesinger . . . demolishes the popular misconception that politicians are boring. His is a tale of monstrous personalities. . . . This is the most entertaining short history of Japanese politics this reviewer has encountered." --The Economist "A story which is told vividly in this well researched and reliable account. . . . A superb analysis of Japan's politics and economic affairs." --Washington Post Book World "Shadow Shoguns is a lively and anecdote-rich account of the eerie parallels between Tokyo's now-battered political machine and New York's Tammany Hall. . . . Schlesinger masterfully demonstrates why Prime Minister Tanaka personified the collusive ties between Japanese politicians and Big Business." --Business Week "A fascinating and penetrating tale about the Tanaka machine that dominated Japan's politics for several decades and whose demise in the early 1990s has created a political vacuum that accounts for many of Japan's current problems." --Foreign Affairs

Author : Rikki Kersten
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136160189

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Democracy in Post-War Japan by Rikki Kersten Pdf

Democracy in Post-War Japan assesses the development of democracy through the writings of the brilliant political thinker Maruyama Masao. The author explores the significance of Maruyama's notion of personal and social autonomy and its impact on the development of a distinctively Japanese democratic ideal. This book, based on contemporary documents and on interviews with Maruyama, is the only full-scale analysis of his work and thought to be published in English.