Japan's Political Marketplace

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Harvard University Press, Jun 1, 2009 - Political Science - 272 pages
Mark Ramseyer and Frances McCall Rosenbluth show how rational-choice theory can be applied to Japanese politics. Using the concept of principal and agent, Ramseyer
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Electoral Rules and Party Strategy
16
Demographics and Policy
38
Party Factions
59
Party Organization
80
Political Structure and Bureaucratic Incentives
99
Bureaucratic Manipulation
121
Political Structure and Judicial Incentives
142
Judicial Manipulation
161
Political Markets and Electoral Change
182
Notes
203
References
228
Index
255
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