264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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Writings on post-war Japanese politics have tended to take for granted the dominance of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as inevitable, without questioning how this came about. This book analyses the nature of Japanese party politics over the first four decades following the Second World War, assessing how the chief contenders – the conservative LDP and the socialists JSP (Japan Socialist... Read more
Introduction Part 1: Competition: Inter-Party 1. Electoral Trends 2. Evasive Agenda Part 2: Competition: Intra-Party 3. Power Passions 4. Ideological Muddle Part 3: Competition: Societal Resources 5. Borrowed Governability 6. Missed Opportunities Conclusion
Biography
Dagfinn Gatu is a Professor in Political Science at the Japan Women’s University, Tokyo, Japan
