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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965284403321

Autore

Oka Takashi <1924->

Titolo

Policy entrepreneurship and elections in Japan : a political biography of Ozawa Ichiro / / Takashi Oka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2011

ISBN

1-136-72863-5

1-283-10327-3

9786613103277

1-136-72864-3

0-203-81736-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series ; ; 79

Disciplina

328.52092

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Soggetti

Politicians - Japan

Political parties - Japan

Elections - Japan

Japan Politics and government 1989-

Japan Politics and government 1945-1989

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Policy Entrepreneurship and Elections in Japan; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; Preface; Foreword; 1. Normal nation: Ozawa's challenge to exceptionalism; 2. Early years and shaping influences; 3. The Kaifu-Ozawa regime and the first Gulf War; 4. Blueprint for a New Japan: Ozawa's policy manifesto; 5. 1993: the election that opened a new political era; 6. Hosokawa cabinet changes the election system; 7. From the NFP to the Liberal Party: Ozawa's wilderness years; 8. The Koizumi phenomenon and Ozawa's response; 9. 'Koizumi theatre': the 2005 general election

10. Ozawa achieves his goal: the DPJ comes to power11. The international policies of a 'normal nation'; 12. Conclusion: Ozawa's impact on Japanese politics; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Ozawa Ichir? is one of the most important figures in Japanese politics,



having held the positions of Chief Secretary of the Liberal Democrat Party and, after defection from the LDP, President of the Democratic Party of Japan. Ozawa has distinctive ideas that set him apart from the average Japanese politician, he believes in the concept of the independence of the individual, as opposed to the importance of the group, and as a policy entrepreneur he has had a huge impact on political change not only advocating but precipitating institutional change in a key political area - the election syste