| Autore |
Kuroda Yasumasa
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Honolulu : , : University of Hawaii Press, , 1974
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (313 pages)
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| Disciplina |
352/.008/0952
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| Soggetto topico |
Municipal government - Japan - Case studies
Community power
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| ISBN |
0-8248-7914-7
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- REED TOWN, JAPAN: -- REED TOWN, JAPAN: -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Nature of the Inquiry -- The Scientific Study of Politics at the Community Level -- Community Politics in Comparative Perspective -- Political Change -- Summary -- Theoretical and Methodological Considerations -- Introduction -- Local Politics in Relation to World Politics -- Community Power Structure Types -- the model: four types of community power structure -- the identification of leaders: a review -- community power structure studies in japan -- leadership measurement techniques -- reputational leaders -- the economic dominants -- the general population sample -- sampling error -- comparing the attitudes -- Community-Issue Analysis -- the issue-involvement model -- the case study -- Community Political Change -- the model -- operational definitions -- Political Change and the Family -- types of political change -- Reed Town, Japan: The Research Site -- Introduction -- The Japanese Political System -- The Social Basis of Reed Town -- history -- demographic characteristics -- the educational system -- the economic base -- mass communication 7 -- associations -- The Political Basis of Reed Town -- formal local government structure -- mayors in reed town -- the town assembly -- town finance -- electoral behavior -- political posters in reed town -- Profile of the Respondents -- summary -- The Place of Local Government in the World of Politics -- Introduction -- Findings -- Discussion -- political perceptions: the public and its leaders -- implications -- Relationship between Levels of Government and Community Power Structure -- The Community Power Structure -- Introduction -- Community Power Structure as Viewed by the Knowledgeables -- leadership structure: occupation -- leadership structure: sex and age -- elected and appointed positions.
Community Power Structure as Viewed by the Leaders -- leaders' perception vs. knowledgeables' perception -- leaders' and knowledgeables' votes combined -- Community Power Structure as Viewed by the Public -- The Economic Dominants -- The Type of Community Power Structure -- community issues -- political party preference -- attitudes and opinions -- Community-Issue Analysis -- Introduction -- Involvement in Issues -- the leaders -- the economic dominants -- the general population -- The School Unification Incident 3 -- the original plan -- the alternative plan -- town hall vs. the western district -- the straw-mat demonstration -- more new plans -- the final solution -- remarks -- Conclusion -- Community Political Change -- Introduction -- Findings -- political participation 2 -- power aspiration -- political participation and power aspiration -- Discussion -- the findings in comparative perspective -- sources of stability -- sources of instability -- National and Local Political Change: The Role of the Family -- Introduction -- Findings -- political orientation of law students and their parents -- political orientation of reed town respondents and their parents -- Discussion -- the "type 3" political change -- external and internal forces causing change -- Conclusion -- Concluding Concerns -- Methodological Concerns -- validity -- reliability -- methodology in cross-cultural perspective -- comments -- Theoretical Concerns -- typology development -- reed town in comparative perspective -- Disciplinary Concerns -- Future Concerns -- Appendix: The Questionnaire -- CARD I -- CARD II -- CARD III -- CARD IV -- CARD V -- CARD VI -- Notes -- 1: Introduction -- -- 2: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations -- 3: Reed Town, Japan: The Research Site -- 4: The Place of Local Government in the World of Politics -- 5: The Community Power Structure.
6: Community-Issue Analysis -- 7: Community Political Change -- 8: National and Local Political Change: The Role of the Family -- 9: Conclusion -- Bibliography.
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| Altri titoli varianti |
Reed Town Japan
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910903800903321 |
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Reed Town Japan : A Study in Community Power Structure and Political Change / / Yasumasa Kuroda
