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dc.contributor.authorMachidori, Satoshi
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-17T15:21:43Z
dc.date.available2023-03-17T15:21:43Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifierONIX_20230317_9789811994333_49
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61905
dc.description.abstractThis Open Access book provides a comprehensive analysis of political reforms in Japan since the 1990s, emphasizing the role of ideas in shaping their goals and outcomes. For more than fifteen years following the collapse of Japan’s economic bubble, politicians, business people and academics tackled a range of institutional reforms. The sweeping changes they enacted—covering almost all facets of the public sphere, including elections, public administration, courts and the central bank—fundamentally altered Japanese political processes and policies. Taken together, they arguably represent the final touches of Japan’s political modernization, which had been unfolding since the mid-19th century. Throughout the reform process, advocates were inspired by a combination of liberal and modernist ideas. This book examines those guiding concepts and illustrates the often messy process of applying them to real-world institutions. While most reforms began from common goals, they ultimately produced different—and frequently unexpected—institutional outcomes, which continue to shape Japanese politics. By focusing on the relationship between the ideas and processes that shaped Japan’s reforms, this book presents a broad vision of institutional change in comparative politics.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHL Political leaders and leadershipen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theoryen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHF Elections and referenda / suffrageen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processesen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian historyen_US
dc.subject.otherPost-War Japan
dc.subject.otherBubble Economy
dc.subject.otherSingle-seat constituency
dc.subject.otherProportional representation
dc.subject.otherJapan's Lower House
dc.subject.otherJapan's Upper House
dc.subject.otherLiberal Democratic Party (LDP)
dc.titlePolitical Reform Reconsidered
dc.title.alternativeThe Trajectory of a Transformed Japanese State
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.1007/978-981-19-9433-3
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5
oapen.relation.isbn9789811994333
oapen.imprintSpringer Nature Singapore
oapen.pages215
oapen.place.publicationSingapore


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