The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless NationA full-scale examination of the inner workings of Japan's political and industrial system. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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... interest groups advocate protectionism ; laws are enforced only if they don't conflict too much with the interests of the powerful ; and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is , if anything , conservative and authoritarian , is not ...
... interest groups advocate protectionism ; laws are enforced only if they don't conflict too much with the interests of the powerful ; and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is , if anything , conservative and authoritarian , is not ...
Page 42
... interest of keeping crime under organised control . The police themselves form another semi - autonomous body with far - reaching discretionary powers . Japanese public prosecutors decide for themselves , often on relatively arbitrary ...
... interest of keeping crime under organised control . The police themselves form another semi - autonomous body with far - reaching discretionary powers . Japanese public prosecutors decide for themselves , often on relatively arbitrary ...
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... interests , or possibility of realignment in consideration of external needs . Foreign factors are normally ignored even when they have a bearing on the long - range national interest . When Prime Minister Miki Takeo went to the first ...
... interests , or possibility of realignment in consideration of external needs . Foreign factors are normally ignored even when they have a bearing on the long - range national interest . When Prime Minister Miki Takeo went to the first ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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