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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813053503321

Autore

Lebo Franklin Barr

Titolo

Between democracy and technocracy : regulating administrative guidance in Japan / / Franklin Barr Lebo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-4985-6222-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (117 pages)

Disciplina

352.80952

Soggetti

Administrative agencies - Japan

Japan Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Structure of the Japanese government -- Case study 1 : Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) -- Case study 2 : Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) -- Case study 3 : Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLITT) -- Case study 4 : Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) -- Case study 5 : Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry.

Sommario/riassunto

"The book examines the relationship between democracy and technocracy with Japan as the case study. Not only does this study look at specific policy initiatives and the regulatory process in multiple areas from telecommunications to pharmaceuticals, but it also reviews multiple ministries which have not traditionally been studied"--