The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation"The first full-scale examination of the inner workings of Japan's political/industrial system"--Cover subtitle. |
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from our own pocket for tickets of politicians with whom we must cultivate
connections. ... Insider trading is very common in Japan, and a politician may buy
stock that will subsequently shoot upwards in value through a variety of
manipulations.
from our own pocket for tickets of politicians with whom we must cultivate
connections. ... Insider trading is very common in Japan, and a politician may buy
stock that will subsequently shoot upwards in value through a variety of
manipulations.
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Bureaucrats in the LDP The Kaku-Fuku war reflected to some extent an older
struggle between bureaucrats-turned-politicians and grass-roots politicians.
Tanaka's was the second attempt by a grass-roots politician to wrest control over
the ...
Bureaucrats in the LDP The Kaku-Fuku war reflected to some extent an older
struggle between bureaucrats-turned-politicians and grass-roots politicians.
Tanaka's was the second attempt by a grass-roots politician to wrest control over
the ...
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The anti-politician propaganda was successfully passed down to succeeding
generations. ... 33 The relative positions in the power structure of bureaucrats
and politicians, which in essence have lasted until the present, were established
just ...
The anti-politician propaganda was successfully passed down to succeeding
generations. ... 33 The relative positions in the power structure of bureaucrats
and politicians, which in essence have lasted until the present, were established
just ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation |
| Author | Karel Van Wolferen |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 0333443217, 9780333443217 |
| Length | 496 pages |
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