Japanese politics today: from karaoke to kabuki democracy

Japanese politics are undergoing a great transition, with seven prime ministers appointed within the past decade and two major political party turnovers within the last two decades. This book explores the gradual shift from what the editors call 'karaoke democracy' to 'kabuki democracy.' Takashi Inoguchi is Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo and President of the University of Niigata Prefecture. Purnendra Jain is a Professor in the Centre for Asian Studies at The University of Adelaide. INDICE: Prime Ministers - Takashi Inoguchi * The System of Bureaucrats - Hiroaki Inatsugu * Legislators - Kentaro Fukumoto * Winning Elections in Japan's New Electoral Environment - Steven R. Reed * Party Politics - J. A. A. Stockwin * The Farm Lobby - Aurelia George Mulgan * Civil Society and Global Citizenship - Jennifer Chan * Welfare Policy - Gregory Kasza and Takashi Horie * Japan's Subnational Government toward Greater Decentralization and participatory Democracy - Purnendra Jain * Reporting with Wolves: Pack Journalism and the Dissemination of Political Information - Ofer Feldman * Revision of Administrative Law as Shortcut to Constitutional Revision - Helen Hardacre.

• ISBN: 978-0-230-11797-6
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 236
• Fecha Publicación: 25/11/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés