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Record Nr.

UNINA9910348231203321

Autore

Reed Steven

Titolo

Japanese electoral politics : creating a new party system / / edited by Steven R. Reed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003

ISBN

9781134385942

1134385943

9781134385959

1134385951

9781280073021

1280073020

9780203458501

0203458508

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

The Nissan Institute/RoutledgeCurzon Japanese studies series

Classificazione

HIS021000POL008000SOC008000

Altri autori (Persone)

ReedSteven R. <1947->

Disciplina

324.952/049

Soggetti

Political parties - Japan

Elections - Japan

Japan Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-208) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. The political context of the 1996 and 2000 elections -- The 1993 election and the end of LDP one-party dominance / Steven R. Reed -- Realignment between the 1993 and 1996 elections / Steven R. Reed -- Realignment between the 1996 and 2000 elections / Steven R. Reed -- Part 2. Four prefectural case studies -- Political realignment in Nagano: Hata Tsutomu and the new opposition challenge the LDP / Ethan Scheiner -- A local five-party alliance challenges the LDP in Hyogo / Karen E. Cox -- Inheriting the 'conservative kingdom' in Ibaraki / Hulda Thora Sveinsdottir -- Kagoshima: the prefecture that realignment forgot / Robert Weiner -- Part 3. Statistical analysis -- Who won the 1996 election? / Steven R. Reed -- Who won the 2000 election? / Steven R. Reed.

Sommario/riassunto

Following the most significant party reform in Japanese history, this



book analyses the most recent national elections of 1996 and 2000 that have been held under a new electoral system, examining voter behaviour and how it is influenced.