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 149
In 1982 the serious deterioration in relations between the US president and the
Japanese prime minister was halted when Kishi Nobusuke subtly blocked the re -
election of Suzuki Zenko . In the early summer of that year Tanaka Kakuei had ...
In 1982 the serious deterioration in relations between the US president and the
Japanese prime minister was halted when Kishi Nobusuke subtly blocked the re -
election of Suzuki Zenko . In the early summer of that year Tanaka Kakuei had ...
Page 416
Maintaining independent foreign relations , too , is a problem , because Japan
cannot deliver on the promises its government makes and thus needs the
indulgence as well as the protection of the USA . The West European nations are
also ...
Maintaining independent foreign relations , too , is a problem , because Japan
cannot deliver on the promises its government makes and thus needs the
indulgence as well as the protection of the USA . The West European nations are
also ...
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121 - 4 ; in MITI , 124 – 5 ; mutual aid , 114 ; ' new bureaucrats ' , 350 ; numbers ,
44 ; and political discussion , 145 – 6 ; and pressure groups , 57 – 8 ; protection ,
112 – 13 ; reform bureaucrats , 349 _ 51 , 369 , 381 ; relations with industry , 394
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121 - 4 ; in MITI , 124 – 5 ; mutual aid , 114 ; ' new bureaucrats ' , 350 ; numbers ,
44 ; and political discussion , 145 – 6 ; and pressure groups , 57 – 8 ; protection ,
112 – 13 ; reform bureaucrats , 349 _ 51 , 369 , 381 ; relations with industry , 394
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Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation A Borzoi book |
| Author | Karel Van Wolferen |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | A.A. Knopf, 1989 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2010 |
| ISBN | 0394577965, 9780394577968 |
| Length | 496 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / International / General Political Science / International Relations / General |
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