LEADER 04077nam 22007215 450 001 9910676683303321 005 20230305191521.0 010 $a981-19-9433-1 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-19-9433-3 035 $a(CKB)5840000000235628 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-19-9433-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7209960 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7209960 035 $a(OCoLC)1371989841 035 $a(EXLCZ)995840000000235628 100 $a20230305d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent. 182 $cc$2rdamedia. 183 $acr$2rdacarrier. 200 10$aPolitical Reform Reconsidered $eThe Trajectory of a Transformed Japanese State /$fby Satoshi Machidori 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (xviii, 215 pages.) 300 $aOriginal Japanese text published in 2020, this book is a translation by Tobias S. Harris. 311 1 $a981-19-9432-3 327 $aChapter 1. Perspectives on Political Reform -- Chapter 2. An Overview of Political Reform -- Chapter 3. Electoral Reform -- Chapter 4. Administrative Reform -- Chapter 5. Reform of the Bank of Japan and Ministry of Finance -- Chapter 6. Reform of the Judicial System -- Chapter 7. Decentralization Reforms -- Chapter 8. Is Reform Finished?. 330 $a This Open Access book provides a comprehensive analysis of political reforms in Japan since the 1990s, emphasizing the role of ideas in shaping their goals and outcomes. For more than fifteen years following the collapse of Japan?s economic bubble, politicians, business people and academics tackled a range of institutional reforms. The sweeping changes they enacted?covering almost all facets of the public sphere, including elections, public administration, courts and the central bank?fundamentally altered Japanese political processes and policies. Taken together, they arguably represent the final touches of Japan?s political modernization, which had been unfolding since the mid-19th century. Throughout the reform process, advocates were inspired by a combination of liberal and modernist ideas. This book examines those guiding concepts and illustrates the often messy process of applying them to real-world institutions. While most reforms began from common goals, they ultimately produced different?and frequently unexpected?institutional outcomes, which continue to shape Japanese politics. By focusing on the relationship between the ideas and processes that shaped Japan?s reforms, this book presents a broad vision of institutional change in comparative politics. The author of the book Satoshi Machidori is professor of political science at the Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University. The translator and author of the afterword, Tobias S. Harris is Deputy Director of the Asia Program at German Marshall Fund of the United States. 606 $aAsia?Politics and government 606 $aPolitical leadership 606 $aPolitical science 606 $aElections 606 $aLegislation 606 $aJapan?History 606 $aAsian Politics 606 $aPolitical Leadership 606 $aPolitical Science 606 $aElectoral Politics 606 $aLegislative Politics 606 $aHistory of Japan 615 0$aAsia?Politics and government. 615 0$aPolitical leadership. 615 0$aPolitical science. 615 0$aElections. 615 0$aLegislation. 615 0$aJapan?History. 615 14$aAsian Politics. 615 24$aPolitical Leadership. 615 24$aPolitical Science. 615 24$aElectoral Politics. 615 24$aLegislative Politics. 615 24$aHistory of Japan. 676 $a320.95 700 $aMachidori$b Satoshi$01346890 702 $aHarris$b Tobias, S. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910676683303321 996 $aPolitical reform reconsidered$93080644 997 $aUNINA