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
... Politicians are needed to mediate with government officials , and LDP politicians have the best , if not the only , access to them . In election campaigns most LDP politicians endlessly stress their ties with precisely those officials ...
... Politicians are needed to mediate with government officials , and LDP politicians have the best , if not the only , access to them . In election campaigns most LDP politicians endlessly stress their ties with precisely those officials ...
Page 134
... LDP politicians collect in their own prefectures need only be registered with the local authorities , and no one keeps track of this . More significantly , all important LDP members have secret and very lucrative arrangements with ...
... LDP politicians collect in their own prefectures need only be registered with the local authorities , and no one keeps track of this . More significantly , all important LDP members have secret and very lucrative arrangements with ...
Page 309
... Politicians , by contrast , were demonstrably spurred on by political considerations , which in the Japanese context ... LDP politicians . Nevertheless , Japan cannot do away with the politicians , since in theory they form the link ...
... Politicians , by contrast , were demonstrably spurred on by political considerations , which in the Japanese context ... LDP politicians . Nevertheless , Japan cannot do away with the politicians , since in theory they form the link ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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