Political Reform in Japan

Bibliographic Data

ID19136274
AuthorsAlisa Gaunder (Southwestern University, corresponding author)
Year2007
Publication date2007-04-11
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenuePolitical Reform in Japan (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203964491
OpenAlexW4245340979
ISBN9780203964491
LanguageEN
Citations received7

Political Reform in Japan argues that the quality of political leadership is the crucial determinant of whether parties in positions of dominance, like the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan, pass or reject policies such as electoral system and campaign finance reforms that could harm the party's future electoral chances. By comparing successful reform drives led by Miki Takeo, Ozawa Ichiro and Koizumi Junichiro with unsuccessful reform efforts pursued by Kaifu Toshiki, Miyazawa Kiichi and Kono Yonhei, Alisia Gaunder forces a reconsideration of the structure versus agency debate in political science, and of the conventional wisdom on Japanese politics that consensus decision-making norms and factional power balancing produce little in the way of political leadership

Political science · Politics · Japanese History and Culture · Law

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