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

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

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
VerfasserIn:
Schoppa, Leonard J. ,
MitwirkendeR:
Iriye, Akira,
MacLachlan, Patricia L.,
Martin, Sherry L.,
Miura, Mari,
Reed, Steven R.,
Schoppa, Leonard J.,
Tanaka, Aiji,
Toyoda, A. Maria,
Weiner, Robert J.,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]
©2011
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.) :; 12 figures
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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