Party Politics in Japan (Routledge Library Editions: Japan) - Hardcover

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Baerwald, Hans

 
9780415594738: Party Politics in Japan (Routledge Library Editions: Japan)
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ISBN 10: 0415594731 ISBN 13: 9780415594738
Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

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 "near parity" between the governing and opposition parties. The book is based on numerous interviews with Japanese politicians, journalists and bureaucrats, as well as extensive discussions with Japanese political scientists.

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Hans Baerwald

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415594731
ISBN 13 
9780415594738
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
218

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