Why Japan Can't Reform [electronic resource] : Inside the System /
Carpenter, S.author.
An examination of the elements explicit to the Japanese post war governing system that enable the national ministries to extend their administrative authority over the political economy. It argues that the insular model defies structural reform and prevents the implementation of economic and social policies that can resolve socio-economic problems.
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Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Part I: The System; 1 Introduction; 2 The Development of the System; 3 The Elite Bureaucracy: The Image of Reform; 4 Amakudari: The Ties that Bind the Bureaucracy with the Private and Public Sectors and Politics; 5 Interpersonal Networks in the 'Ruling Triad'; Part II: Inside the System; 6 The Elite Bureaucracy: Prisoners of the System; 7 The Interviews; 8 Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-162) and index.
An examination of the elements explicit to the Japanese post war governing system that enable the national ministries to extend their administrative authority over the political economy. It argues that the insular model defies structural reform and prevents the implementation of economic and social policies that can resolve socio-economic problems.
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