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Kobayashi Yoshiaki <1954-> |
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Titolo |
Malfunctioning democracy in Japan [[electronic resource] ] : quantitative analysis in a civil society / / Yoshiaki Kobayashi |
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Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-44692-8 |
9786613446923 |
0-7391-4758-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Democracy - Japan |
Elections - Japan |
Japan Politics and government 1945- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-201) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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