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Introduction to Japanese politics / Louis D. Hayes.

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Main Author: Hayes, Louis D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2009.
Edition:5th ed.
Subjects:
Japan > Politics and government > 1945-
Table of Contents:
  • Modern Japan: background
  • Introduction
  • General history
  • Japan and the West
  • The restoration
  • Modernization
  • The imperial system
  • The occupation
  • The goals of the occupation
  • Labor
  • Land reform
  • Education
  • The zaibatsu
  • The 1947 constitution
  • The political process
  • The structure of government
  • The legislative process
  • Organization
  • Procedure
  • The cabinet
  • Bureaucracy
  • Local government
  • The legal system
  • The legal profession
  • Political parties: I
  • The Japanese party system
  • The Liberal Democratic Party
  • The role of factions
  • LDP party politics
  • Choosing the party leader
  • The Nakasone era
  • The new liberal club
  • Decline and fall
  • Rebuilding
  • Political parties: II
  • The Japan Socialist Party
  • The Clean Government Party
  • The Japan Communist party
  • The Democratic Socialist Party
  • Other parties
  • Political parties and democracy in Japan
  • Political corruption and political reform
  • The politics of corruption
  • The Lockheed scandal
  • The recruit scandal
  • The Sagawa Kyūbin scandal
  • The institutionalization of corruption
  • Party philosophy
  • Public opinion
  • Ineffective opposition
  • Money and politics
  • Reform proposals
  • Conclusion
  • Political participation
  • The electoral system
  • Getting elected
  • The role of the press
  • Electoral reform
  • Protest politics
  • Citizens' movements: the environment
  • Pressure groups
  • Professional associations
  • Business
  • Agriculture
  • Labor
  • Students
  • Society and economy
  • The social order
  • Social identity
  • Social status
  • The individual and the group
  • Social distinctions and politics
  • Ethnic groups
  • Women
  • Political groups
  • The economy
  • The post-World War II economy
  • Economic characteristics
  • Major strengths
  • Major weaknesses
  • The Japanese worker
  • Worker compensation
  • Lifetime employment
  • Japanese management
  • The role of exports
  • Meeting the challenge
  • The post-bubble economy
  • Public services
  • Education and health care
  • Education and the social system
  • The educational system today
  • Literacy
  • Curriculum
  • Why do students work so hard?
  • Higher education
  • Students
  • The issue of academic status
  • Faculty
  • Financing higher education
  • Problems of higher education
  • Education and Japan's future
  • Health care
  • National health program
  • Costs
  • Aging population
  • Medical services
  • Public safety
  • Crime rates
  • The criminal justice system
  • The police
  • Vice and victimless crimes
  • Political corruption
  • Japan and the world
  • Foreign relations
  • Foreign political relations
  • Japan-China relations
  • Japan-Russia relations
  • Japan and Eastern Europe
  • Japan and the Third World
  • Other developments
  • Relations with the United States
  • Security issues
  • Development assistance
  • Technical competition
  • The nuclear issue
  • Foreign economic relations
  • International trade pressures
  • Defense
  • From hot war to Cold War
  • The Japanese defense establishment
  • Organization of the military
  • Projecting Japanese military power
  • The North Korea problem
  • Japan and international peacekeeping operations
  • Constraints on expanding the military
  • Public opinion
  • Article nine
  • Budget constraints
  • Japanese strategy in the new millennium
  • Conclusions
  • Problems and prospects
  • The institutional dimension
  • The political process
  • The changing social context
  • Economic development
  • International relations
  • Quality of life issues
  • Appendix A: The constitution of Japan
  • Appendix B: Parliamentary election results
  • Appendix C: Prime ministers of Japan
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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