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. |
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... Politicians are needed to mediate with government officials , and LDP politicians have the best , if not the only , access to them . In election campaigns most LDP politicians endlessly stress their ties with precisely those officials ...
... Politicians are needed to mediate with government officials , and LDP politicians have the best , if not the only , access to them . In election campaigns most LDP politicians endlessly stress their ties with precisely those officials ...
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... LDP politicians collect in their own prefectures need only be registered with the local authorities , and no one keeps track of this . More significantly , all important LDP members have secret and very lucrative arrangements with ...
... LDP politicians collect in their own prefectures need only be registered with the local authorities , and no one keeps track of this . More significantly , all important LDP members have secret and very lucrative arrangements with ...
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... political rhetoric , and his experiments with shingikai were more than a passing indulgence . In fact , he was continuing a campaign begun by Tanaka Kakuei to increase the leverage of LDP politicians over the bureaucrats . To understand ...
... political rhetoric , and his experiments with shingikai were more than a passing indulgence . In fact , he was continuing a campaign begun by Tanaka Kakuei to increase the leverage of LDP politicians over the bureaucrats . To understand ...
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The Japan Problem | 1 |
The neglected role of power | 17 |
The Elusive State | 25 |
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