Institutions, incentives and electoral participation in Japan :
[Book]
cross-level and cross-national perspectives /
Yusaku Horiuchi.
London :
RoutledgeCurzon,
2005.
1 online resource (xiv, 147 pages) :
illustrations
The Nissan Institute/RoutledgeCurzon Japanese studies
Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-141) and index.
Introduction -- Turnout twist : higher voter turnout in lower-level elections -- A rational choice model of relative voter turnout -- Three levels of quantitative tests -- Culture or institutions? : elections in a traditional society -- Conclusion.
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Amongst the many ways in which Japan confounds sociological theory is that the turnout for municipal elections exceeds that for national elections. Yusaku Horiuchi examines the reasons for this phenomenon, looking closely at the role of institutions & the incentives that attract voters to the polls.
Institutions, incentives and electoral participation in Japan.
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Comparative government.
Local elections-- Japan.
Local elections, Cross-cultural studies.
Political participation-- Japan.
Political participation, Cross-cultural studies.
Comparative government.
Local elections.
Political participation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Elections.