The logic of Japanese politics
Subtitle: leaders, institutions, and the limits of change
By: Gerald L. Curtis.
Series: Studies of the East Asian Institute
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Political culture -- Japan; Japan -- Politics and government -- 1989-
Description: "Gerald Curtis has personally known most of the key players in Japanese politics for more than thirty years, and he draws on their candid comments to provide invaluable and graphic insights into the world of Japanese politics. By relating the behavior of Japanese political leaders to the institutions within which they must operate, Curbs makes sense out of what others have regarded as enigmatic or illogical."--BOOK JACKET.

"Curtis rejects the notion that cultural distinctiveness and consensus are the defining elements of Japan's political decision making emphasizing instead the competition among and the profound influence of individuals operating within particular institutional contexts on the development of Japan's politics."--BOOK JACKET. "Scrutinizing and interpreting a complex and changing political system, this multi-layered chronicle reveals the dynamics of democracy at work - Japanese-style."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The logic of Japanese politics; title: The politics of complacency; title: The end of one-party dominance; title: The rise and fall of coalition government; title: The politics of electoral reform; title: The LDPs's return to power; title: Japan's uncertain political future.