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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Page 30
... party's endorsement of candidates so as to avoid too much division of its vote in the multiple - member con- stituencies . As one of Japan's most prominent political scientists pointed out in 1960 , when the LDP wins twice as many seats ...
... party's endorsement of candidates so as to avoid too much division of its vote in the multiple - member con- stituencies . As one of Japan's most prominent political scientists pointed out in 1960 , when the LDP wins twice as many seats ...
Page 73
... party ) appeared to have intro- duced a degree of belated pragmatism needed more than ever following the demise of Sohyo , the party's traditional power base . There is , of course , nothing in the official rules to prevent a real ...
... party ) appeared to have intro- duced a degree of belated pragmatism needed more than ever following the demise of Sohyo , the party's traditional power base . There is , of course , nothing in the official rules to prevent a real ...
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... party politicians through bribes . Once Diet politicians discovered the power they had unwittingly been given in the right - the only significant one they had - to force the government to make do with the previous year's budget , they ...
... party politicians through bribes . Once Diet politicians discovered the power they had unwittingly been given in the right - the only significant one they had - to force the government to make do with the previous year's budget , they ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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