Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction: dissimulation, enigma, formalist, prismatic society to Bilayer theory -- The Bilayer theory -- Japanese politics in Bilayer perspective -- The history of IPRC politics: 1890-1993 -- The origin and nature of the Bilayer structure -- The core of Japanese democracy -- Conclusion: summary and implications.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The book uses an original language-based bilayer theory to throw light on the secretive structure of power in the Japanese Diet, its national parliament, and relates its findings to Japanese parliamentary democracy in historical perspective. In so doing, the book answers questions about the latent policymaking process of Japanese politics that resulted in a reduction of social alienation and disorganization while Japan industrialized. Industrialization significantly reduced poverty and increased the size of the middle class, enabling the nation to move towards democracy. The reader will see why socialists were so quixotically dogmatic toward conservatives to the point of absurdity during the Cold War period. Yet, they were able to form a coalition government following the end of Cold War era.
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Palgrave Macmillan
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302781
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Title
Core of Japanese democracy.
International Standard Book Number
9781403969019
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Japan.-- Decision making.
Japon.-- Prise de décision.
Japan.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Democracy-- Japan.
Legislators-- Japan.
Negotiation-- Japan.
Political parties-- Japan.
Démocratie-- Japon.
Négociations-- Japon.
Parlementaires-- Japon.
Partis politiques-- Japon.
Central government-- Japan.
Decision making.
Democracy.
Legislators.
Negotiation.
Political parties.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- General.
Politics and government-- Decision making.
Politics and Government.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Japan, Politics and government, 1945-Decision making.
Japon, Politique et gouvernement, 1945-Prise de décision.