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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... responsible central government First , there is the fiction that Japan is a sovereign state like any other , a state with central organs of government that can both recognise what is good for the country and bear ultimate responsibility ...
... responsible central government First , there is the fiction that Japan is a sovereign state like any other , a state with central organs of government that can both recognise what is good for the country and bear ultimate responsibility ...
Page 231
... responsibility ' for the loss the LDP had suffered in the elections that had just ended . This sounded reasonable ... responsible for Miki's prime ministership , implicitly accused him of un- Japanese behaviour by saying that ' Miki ...
... responsibility ' for the loss the LDP had suffered in the elections that had just ended . This sounded reasonable ... responsible for Miki's prime ministership , implicitly accused him of un- Japanese behaviour by saying that ' Miki ...
Page 321
... responsibility were not equipped to deal efficiently with the JAL crash . Even more to the point , these bureaucrats and their minister do not see themselves as representatives of a responsible government answerable to a general public ...
... responsibility were not equipped to deal efficiently with the JAL crash . Even more to the point , these bureaucrats and their minister do not see themselves as representatives of a responsible government answerable to a general public ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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