1st Edition

Ozawa Ichirō and Japanese Politics Old Versus New

By Aurelia George Mulgan Copyright 2015
324 Pages
by Routledge

340 Pages
by Routledge

340 Pages
by Routledge

Ozawa Ichirō was the axis on which Japanese politics turned for more than two decades. He helped to reshape the electoral system, political funding rules, the evolution of the party system, the nature of executive government, the roles and powers of bureaucrats, and the conduct of parliamentary and policymaking processes. Admired and reviled in almost equal measure, Ozawa has been the most... Read more

1. Introduction: The politician, Ozawa Ichirō, and his political significance 2. New Politics and Policies 3. Old Politics 4. Old Policies 5. The Ozawa Dictatorship 6 . Datsu Ozawa 7. Ozawa redux? 8. Conclusion: Ozawa, Visionary or Villain?

Biography

Aurelia George Mulgan is Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Australia