Japanese politics today: from karaoke to kabuki democracy

Japanese politics today: from karaoke to kabuki democracy

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Japanese politics now, with seven prime ministers appointed within this decade and the second major political party turnover taken place within the last two decades, is undergoing a great transition. This book explores the gradual shift from what the editors call karaoke democracy to kabuki democracy. TAKASHI INOGUCHI Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo, Japan, andPresident of the University of Niigata Prefecture. PURNENDRA JAIN Professor in the Centre for Asian Studies at The University of Adelaide, Australia. INDICE: Prime Ministers; 'T.Inoguchi ' - The System of Bureaucrats; 'H.Inatsugu' - Legislators; 'K.Fukumoto' - Winning Elections in Japan's New Electoral Environment ; 'S.R.Reed' - Party Politics; 'J.A.A.Stockwin' - The Farm Lobby;' A.G.Mulgan' - Civil Society and Global Citizenship; 'J.Chan' - Welfare Policy; 'G.Kasza' & 'T.Horie' - Japan's Subnational Government toward Greater Decentralization and participatory Democracy; 'P.Jain ' - Reporting with Wolves: Pack Journalism and the Dissemination of Political Information - 'O.Feldman' - Revision of Administrative Law as Shortcut to Constitutional Revision;'H.Hardacre'

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-11796-9
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 236
  • Fecha Publicación: 25/11/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés