Chapter 1 1Introduction -- chapter 2 The Japanese political system: a historical institutional approach -- chapter 3 The Japanese political system from the Meiji era to 1993 -- chapter 4 Changes in the Japanese political system since 1993 -- chapter 5 Introduction of the consumption tax in 1989 -- chapter 6 The financial crisis in Japan1994-1998 -- chapter 8 Conclusion
Summary
Examines the impact the 1993 general election had on Japanese politics. Although the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) regained the position of a ruling party within a year, the author questions whether the Japanese political system has managed to maintain the same efficacy as it had prior to 1993
