03574nam 2200721Ia 450 991096528440332120251117083009.01-136-72863-51-283-10327-397866131032771-136-72864-30-203-81736-210.4324/9780203817360 (CKB)2550000000033311(EBL)684026(OCoLC)719639360(SSID)ssj0000472175(PQKBManifestationID)11307833(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000472175(PQKBWorkID)10434980(PQKB)10493163(MiAaPQ)EBC684026(Au-PeEL)EBL684026(CaPaEBR)ebr10466430(CaONFJC)MIL310327(EXLCZ)99255000000003331120101118d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolicy entrepreneurship and elections in Japan a political biography of Ozawa Ichiro /Takashi Oka1st ed.Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY Routledge20111 online resource (224 p.)The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series ;79"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.1-138-01690-X 0-415-58752-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 election10. 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; IndexOzawa 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 systeNissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series ;79.PoliticiansJapanBiographyPolitical partiesJapanElectionsJapanJapanPolitics and government1989-JapanPolitics and government1945-1989PoliticiansPolitical partiesElections328.52092BOka Takashi1924-1878607MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965284403321Policy entrepreneurship and elections in Japan4491393UNINA