Japan's Political MarketplaceMark Ramseyer and Frances McCall Rosenbluth show how rational-choice theory can be applied to Japanese politics. Using the concept of principal and agent, Ramseyer |
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... political order and legal system . As a rational - choice analysis of an entire national political system , it is certain to affect as well the way we approach comparative politics and com- parative law more generally . J. Mark Ramseyer ...
... political order and legal system . As a rational - choice analysis of an entire national political system , it is certain to affect as well the way we approach comparative politics and com- parative law more generally . J. Mark Ramseyer ...
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... politics , with telling results . Contrary to general assumptions , the authors argue that the institutional framework of gov- ernment - the rules of the game among political players - decisively shapes the character of political ...
... politics , with telling results . Contrary to general assumptions , the authors argue that the institutional framework of gov- ernment - the rules of the game among political players - decisively shapes the character of political ...
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... Politics and government - 1945- 2. Political parties - Japan . 3. Policy sciences . I. Rosenbluth , Frances McCall . II . Title JQ1631.R36 1993 320.952 - dc2C 92-33647 CIP For our parents Acknowledgments We wrote this book primarily for.
... Politics and government - 1945- 2. Political parties - Japan . 3. Policy sciences . I. Rosenbluth , Frances McCall . II . Title JQ1631.R36 1993 320.952 - dc2C 92-33647 CIP For our parents Acknowledgments We wrote this book primarily for.
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... politics and bureaucracy through a " pervasive communalism in Japanese life . " But many modern political scientists and legal scholars use these general no- tions of culture less pervasively , if at all . After almost two decades since ...
... politics and bureaucracy through a " pervasive communalism in Japanese life . " But many modern political scientists and legal scholars use these general no- tions of culture less pervasively , if at all . After almost two decades since ...
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... political exchange . We describe its effects on the nature of political competition , on the organization of political parties , and on the policies implemented . Second , we trace the way Japanese political parties adapt to that ...
... political exchange . We describe its effects on the nature of political competition , on the organization of political parties , and on the policies implemented . Second , we trace the way Japanese political parties adapt to that ...
Contents
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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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