Japans Political Marketplace

Author : J. Mark Ramseyer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674042537
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japan's Political Marketplace written by J. Mark Ramseyer and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Author : J. Mark Ramseyer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
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Download or read book Japan's Political Marketplace written by J. Mark Ramseyer and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Junji Banno
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198280330
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Political Economy of Japanese Society: The state of the market? written by Junji Banno and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in the late 19th century this study examines the historical developments of Japan's contemporary political economy paying particular attention to the changes that have taken place from the bottom up

Author : Elise K. Tipton
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415185387
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Japan written by Elise K. Tipton and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging from the Tokugwa period to the present day, this text provides a concise and fascinating introduction to the social, cultural and political history of modern Japan. Tipton covers political and economic developments and shows how they relate to social themes and developments. Her survey covers traditional political history as well as areas growing in interest: gender issues, labor conditions and ethnic minorities.

Author : J. Mark Ramseyer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521636490
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Oligarchy written by J. Mark Ramseyer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the failure of the Meiji oligarchy to design institutions capable of protecting their hold on power in Japan.

Author : Daniel I. Okimoto
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804718121
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Between MITI and the Market written by Daniel I. Okimoto and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the postwar period, the scope of industrial policy has expanded markedly. Governments in virtually all advanced industrial countries have extended the visible hand of the state in assisting specific industries or individual companies. Although greater government involvement in some countries has lessened the dislocations brought about by slower growth rates, industrial policy has also caused or exacerbated a number of other problems, including distortions in the allocation of capital and labor and trade conflicts that undermine the postwar system of free trade. Only Japan is widely cited as an unambiguous success story. The effectiveness of its industrial policy is revealed in the successful emergence of one government-targeted industry after another as world-class competitors: for example, steel, automobiles, and semiconductors. Foreign countries fear that a number of still-developing industries—like biotechnology, telecommunications, and information processing—will follow the same pattern. But is industrial policy the main reason for Japan's economic achievements? The author asserts that the reasons for Japan's spectacular track record go well beyond the realm of industrial policy into broad areas of the political economy as a whole. In this book, the author attempts to identify the reasons for the comparative effectiveness of Japanese industrial policy for high technology by answering the following questions: What is the attitude of Japanese leaders toward state intervention in the marketplace? What is the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) doing to promote the development of high technology? How has the organization of the private sector contributed to MITI's capacity to intervene effectively? What elements in Japan's political system help insulate industrial policymaking from the demands of interest-group politics?

Author : Laura Hein
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520243471
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reasonable Men, Powerful Words written by Laura Hein and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Author : Brian Woodall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780520088153
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japan Under Construction written by Brian Woodall and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I would like to commend Professor Woodall for his in-depth look at the corrupt "dango" system that has plagued the public works market in Japan. Having spent the last ten years trying to pry open the closed Japanese public works market, I believe that this book lays out clearly the structural problems that block access for U.S. firms. I hope that this illuminating look at how the Japanese system operates will lead to further changes in Japan's public procurement system."--Senator Frank L. Murkowski "Woodall has done a wonderful job of getting behind the scenes to look at the preeminent sector where money flows to politicians. This is the richest and most subtle analysis of this industry to appear in English."--Ezra F. Vogel, author of "Japan as Number One" "An important contribution to our knowledge of Japan. Brian Woodall has dug up quite a bit of new factual information on this understudied industry."--Frances Rosenbluth, author of "Financial Politics in Contemporary Japan" and coauthor of "Japan's Political Marketplace"

Author : Ellis S. Krauss
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801476822
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Japan's LDP written by Ellis S. Krauss and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how the persistence of party institutions (factions, PARC, koenkai) and the transformed role of party leadership in Japan contributed both to the LDP's success at remaining in power for 15 years and its downfall.

Author : Frances Rosenbluth
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400835097
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japan Transformed written by Frances Rosenbluth and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-12 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With little domestic fanfare and even less attention internationally, Japan has been reinventing itself since the 1990s, dramatically changing its political economy, from one managed by regulations to one with a neoliberal orientation. Rebuilding from the economic misfortunes of its recent past, the country retains a formidable economy and its political system is healthier than at any time in its history. Japan Transformed explores the historical, political, and economic forces that led to the country's recent evolution, and looks at the consequences for Japan's citizens and global neighbors. The book examines Japanese history, illustrating the country's multiple transformations over the centuries, and then focuses on the critical and inexorable advance of economic globalization. It describes how global economic integration and urbanization destabilized Japan's postwar policy coalition, undercut the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's ability to buy votes, and paved the way for new electoral rules that emphasized competing visions of the public good. In contrast to the previous system that pitted candidates from the same party against each other, the new rules tether policymaking to the vast swath of voters in the middle of the political spectrum. Regardless of ruling party, Japan's politics, economics, and foreign policy are on a neoliberal path. Japan Transformed combines broad context and comparative analysis to provide an accurate understanding of Japan's past, present, and future.