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 116
He imported three officials from the National Police Agency and gave them top
positions , including that of director of the minister ' s secretariat , which is the
second highest bureaucratic position after that of administrative vice - minister .
11 His ...
He imported three officials from the National Police Agency and gave them top
positions , including that of director of the minister ' s secretariat , which is the
second highest bureaucratic position after that of administrative vice - minister .
11 His ...
Page 306
The relative positions in the power structure of bureaucrats and politicians , which
in essence have lasted until the present ... And he ' clung to the position that a
competitive political system multiplied divisions in society and detracted from ...
The relative positions in the power structure of bureaucrats and politicians , which
in essence have lasted until the present ... And he ' clung to the position that a
competitive political system multiplied divisions in society and detracted from ...
Page 307
The relative positions in the power structure of bureaucrats and politicians , which
in essence have lasted until the present ... And he ' clung to the position that a
competitive political system multiplied divisions in society and detracted from ...
The relative positions in the power structure of bureaucrats and politicians , which
in essence have lasted until the present ... And he ' clung to the position that a
competitive political system multiplied divisions in society and detracted from ...
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Contents
The Elusive State | 24 |
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 |
| ISBN | 0394577965, 9780394577968 |
| Length | 496 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / International / General Political Science / International Relations / General |
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