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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956938603321

Autore

Gatu Dagfinn <1947-, >

Titolo

The post-war roots of Japanese political malaise / / Dagfinn Gatu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-315-72294-1

1-317-52647-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia ; ; 107

Disciplina

324.252

Soggetti

Political parties - Japan - History - 20th century

Japan Politics and government 1945-1989

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover            ""; ""Title Page                 ""; ""Copyright Page                     ""; ""Dedication                 ""; ""Table of Contents                        ""; ""Preface              ""; ""Acknowledgements                       ""; ""List of abbreviations                            ""; ""Introduction                   ""; ""Part I Competition: inter-party                                      ""; ""1 Electoral peculiarities                                ""; ""2 Evasive agenda                       ""; ""Part II Competition: intra-party                                       ""

""3 Power passions                       """"4 Ideological muddle                           ""; ""Part III Competition: societal resources                                               ""; ""5 Borrowed governability                               ""; ""6 Missed opportunities                             ""; ""Conclusion                 ""; ""Bibliography                   ""; ""Index            ""

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents an analysis of how political parties operated in Japan over the first four decades following the Second World War. It extends quite widely to discussion of the political system, the social and economic environment in which parties operated, internal party matters, especially factions, personal support groups, special interest groups, and the role of government bureaucracy. Overall, the book shows how precedents for the political system and for policy making were set in this important period, precedents which continue, and which have contributed significantly to the present conservative stance on many key issues.