Japanese Politics Today

From Karaoke to Kabuki Democracy
2011. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-230-11797-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 334 g

Japanese politics now, with seven prime ministers appointed within this decade and the second major political party turnover taken place within the last two decades, is undergoing a great transition. This book explores the gradual shift from what the editors call karaoke democracy to kabuki democracy.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Inoguchi, Takashi

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prime Ministers; T.Inoguchi

The System of Bureaucrats; H.Inatsugu

Legislators; K.Fukumoto

Winning Elections in Japan's New Electoral Environment; S.R.Reed

Party Politics; J.A.A.Stockwin

The Farm Lobby; A.G.Mulgan

Civil Society and Global Citizenship; J.Chan

Welfare Policy; G.Kasza & T.Horie

Japan's Subnational Government toward Greater Decentralization and participatory Democracy; P.Jain

Reporting with Wolves: Pack Journalism and the Dissemination of Political Information - O.Feldman

Revision of Administrative Law as Shortcut to Constitutional Revision; H.Hardacre

Über Autor(innen)

Takashi Inoguchi is the president of the University of Niigata Prefecture and a professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo, Japan.