Introduction to Japanese politics
By: by Louis D. Hayes.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 387
ISBN-13: 9780765622785
Subjects: Japan -- Politics and government -- 1945-
Notes: "An East Gate Book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Modern Japan: background; title: Introduction; title: General history; title: Japan and the West; title: The restoration; title: Modernization; title: The imperial system; title: The occupation; title: The goals of the occupation; title: Labor; title: Land reform; title: Education; title: The zaibatsu; title: The 1947 constitution; title: The political process; title: The structure of government; title: The legislative process; title: Organization; title: Procedure; title: The cabinet; title: Bureaucracy; title: Local government; title: The legal system; title: The legal profession; title: Political parties: I; title: The Japanese party system; title: The Liberal Democratic Party; title: The role of factions; title: LDP party politics; title: Choosing the party leader; title: The Nakasone era; title: The new liberal club; title: Decline and fall; title: Rebuilding; title: Politjical parties: II; title: The Japan Socialist Party; title: The Clean Government Party; title: The Japan Communist party; title: The Democratic Socialist Party; title: Other parties; title: Political parties and democracy in Japan; title: Political corruption and political reform; title: The politics of corruption; title: The Lockheed scandal; title: The recruit scandal; title: The Sagawa Kyubin scandal; title: The institutionalization of corruption; title: Party philosophy; title: Public opinion; title: Ineffective opposition; title: Money and politics; title: Reform proposals; title: Conclusion; title: Political participation; title: The electoral system; title: Getting elected; title: The role of the press; title: Electoral reform; title: Protest politics; title: Citizens' movements: the environment; title: Pressure groups; title: Professional associations; title: Business; title: Agriculture; title: Labor; title: Students.; title: Society and economy; title: The social order; title: Social identity; title: Social status; title: The individual and the group; title: Social distinctions and politics; title: Ethnic groups; title: Women; title: Political groups; title: The economy; title: The post-World War II economy; title: Economic characteristics; title: Major strengths; title: Major weaknesses; title: The Japanese worker; title: Worker compensation; title: Lifetime employment; title: Japanese management; title: The role of exports; title: Meeting the challenge; title: The post-bubble economy; title: Public services; title: Education and health care; title: Education and the social system; title: The educational system today; title: Literacy; title: Curriculum; title: Why do students work so hard?; title: Higher education; title: Students; title: The issue of academic status; title: Faculty; title: Financing higher education; title: Problems of higher education; title: Education and Japan's future; title: Health care; title: National health program; title: Costs; title: Aging population; title: Medical services; title: Public safety; title: Crime rates; title: The criminal justice system; title: The police; title: Vice and victimless crimes; title: Political corruption; title: Japan and the world; title: Foreign relations; title: Foreign political relations; title: Japan-China relations; title: Japan-Rrussia relations; title: Japan and Eastern Europe; title: Japan and the Third World; title: Other developments; title: Relations with the United States; title: Security issues; title: Development assistance; title: Technical competition; title: The nuclear issue; title: Foreign economic relations; title: International trade pressures; title: Defense; title: From hot war to Cold War; title: The Japanese defense establishment; title: Organization of the military; title: Projecting Japanese military power; title: The North Korea problem; title: Japan and international peacekeeping operations; title: Constraints on expanding the military; title: Public opinion; title: Article nine; title: Budget constraints; title: Japanese strategy in the new millennium; title: Conclusions; title: Problems and prospects; title: The institutional dimension; title: The political process; title: The changing social context; title: Economic development; title: International relations; title: Quality of life issues; title: Appendix A: The constitution of Japan; title: Appendix B: Parliamentary election results; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.