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Japan Under the DPJ: The Politics of Transition and Governance
Kenji
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Paperback. What explains the Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) rapid rise to power? Why has policy change under the DPJ been limited, despite high expectations and promises of bold reform? Why has the party been paralyzed by internecine conflict? This volume examines the DPJ's ascendance and its policies once in power. Editor(s): Kushida, Kenji E.; Lipscy, Phillip Y. Num Pages: 465 pages, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: JPHL; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 638.
The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) came to power in 2009 with a commanding majority, ending fifty years of almost uninterrupted Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) rule. What explains the DPJ's rapid rise to power? Why has policy change under the DPJ been limited, despite high expectations and promises of bold reform? Why has the party been paralyzed by internecine conflict? This volume examines the DPJ's ascendance and its policies once in power. Chapters in the volume cover: DPJ candidate recruitment, the influence of media coverage, nationalization of elections, electoral system constraints on policy change, the role of third parties, municipal ... Read more
The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) came to power in 2009 with a commanding majority, ending fifty years of almost uninterrupted Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) rule. What explains the DPJ's rapid rise to power? Why has policy change under the DPJ been limited, despite high expectations and promises of bold reform? Why has the party been paralyzed by internecine conflict? This volume examines the DPJ's ascendance and its policies once in power. Chapters in the volume cover: DPJ candidate recruitment, the influence of media coverage, nationalization of elections, electoral system constraints on policy change, the role of third parties, municipal ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
637g
Number of Pages
465
Place of Publication
Stanford, United States
ISBN
9781931368339
SKU
V9781931368339
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About Kenji
Kenji E. Kushida is the Takahashi Research Associate in Japanese Studies at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Phillip Y. Lipscy is the Thomas Rohlen Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and an assistant professor in Stanford University's Department of Political Science, USA.
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