| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Routledge Library Editions: Japan |
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Routledge library editions. Japan.
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| Contents |
""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""CHAPTER 1 The Political Party System, 1955�1985""; ""CHAPTER 2 The Electoral Systems of the Diet""; ""CHAPTER 3 The Diet: Internal Governance, External Controls""; ""CHAPTER 4 Accommodation, Confrontation and the Diet""; ""CHAPTER 5 Japanese Politics and the Diet""; ""CHAPTER 6 Epilogue August 1986""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX"" |
| Summary |
To the outside observer, the character and dynamics of Japan's political parties and Diet (National Assembly) are often obscure. This volume is an invaluable description of party politics in Japan, and a unique analysis of the influence that a changing balance of power has had upon the functioning of the Diet. The book covers: the party system and how it has changed since 1955; the electoral systems for the Representatives and Councillors in the Diet. An extensive analysis of the Diet's internal governance; a discussion of the influence on the Diet's functioning and role of the arrival of ""ne |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1136900314 |
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9781136900310 |
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