Contemporary government reform in Japan : the dual state in flux /
Kawabata, Eiji.
New York ; Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan,
2006.
This book examines several major reforms in Japan--in the postal business, transportation, telecommunications, and communications technology--and evaluates the effectiveness of these efforts in major issue areas since the early 1980s. Conceptually, the book presents the dual state as being a fundamental feature of the Japanese political economy that determines government reform dynamics.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-215) and index.
Introduction -- Japanese government reform in comparative perspective -- The politics of the dual state -- The dual state and government reforms -- Postal business: old guard politics die hard -- Reforms in transportation: trains, planes, and automobiles -- Telecommunications regulatory reform: bureaucracy-led liberalization? -- Conclusion.
This book examines several major reforms in Japan--in the postal business, transportation, telecommunications, and communications technology--and evaluates the effectiveness of these efforts in major issue areas since the early 1980s. Conceptually, the book presents the dual state as being a fundamental feature of the Japanese political economy that determines government reform dynamics.