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The Evolution of Japan's Party System : Politics and Policy in an Era of Institutional Change /

In August 2009, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won a crushing victory over the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), thus bringing to an end over fifty years of one-party dominance. Around the world, the victory of the DPJ was seen as a radical break with Japan's past. However, this dramatic pol...

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Autor principal: Schoppa, Leonard J. (Autor, Contribuidor)
Otros Autores: Iriye, Akira (Contribuidor), MacLachlan, Patricia L. (Contribuidor), Martin, Sherry L. (Contribuidor), Miura, Mari (Contribuidor), Reed, Steven R. (Contribuidor), Tanaka, Aiji (Contribuidor), Toyoda, A. Maria (Contribuidor), Weiner, Robert J. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: From the 1955 System to the '2000 System'
  • 2. Path Dependence in the Evolution of Japan's Party System since 1993
  • 3. The Evolution of the LDP's Electoral Strategy: Towards a More Coherent Political Party
  • 4. The Evolution of the DPJ: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
  • 5. Issue Evolution and Electoral Politics in Contemporary Japan
  • 6. Ideas, Interests, and Institutions: Japanese Postal Privatization in Comparative Perspective
  • 7. Reforming Government Financial Institutions
  • 8. The Impact of Two-Party Competition on Neoliberal Reform and Labour Unions in Japan
  • 9. Conclusion: The Evolutionary Dance Continues with the DPJ Victory in 2009
  • Bibliography
  • Contributors
  • Index