James Babb is Lecturer in Japanese Politics at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
List of Tables
vii
Preface
ix
Chronology
x
Humble beginnings
1
(18)
The new elite of pre-war Japan
3
(4)
Tanaka's rural background
7
(2)
Pre-war pork barrel politics
9
(3)
School, work and the military
12
(4)
The plan of this book
16
(3)
War, business and corruption
19
(17)
The impact of the Allied occupation of Japan
24
(4)
Coal nationalisation and coalition fragility
28
(4)
The creation of a `new' elite
32
(4)
Tanaka-style populism
36
(15)
Joining the Yoshida school
37
(2)
Economic growth, planning and patronage
39
(2)
Koenkai and the building of conservative support
41
(4)
The emergence of faction politics
45
(3)
Conclusion
48
(3)
Miracle worker
51
(19)
Bureaucrats in the economy and politics
53
(2)
Financial crisis
55
(3)
Dubious deals
58
(1)
Dealing with the opposition
59
(3)
Urbanisation, politics and urban policy
62
(2)
Political mentor
64
(2)
Constituency service
66
(2)
Conclusion
68
(2)
Tanaka in power
70
(19)
Foray into foreign affairs
71
(3)
Best-seller
74
(3)
Foreign policy: an unexpected forte
77
(3)
Domestic vision
80
(6)
Conclusion
86
(3)
Prolonged fall
89
(17)
Economic crisis
91
(2)
Removal from power
93
(2)
Lockheed scandal
95
(4)
Behind the scenes
99
(1)
Civil war in the LDP
100
(2)
Final political demise
102
(4)
Legacy
106
(8)
The long reach of Tanaka's influence
108
(2)
Tanaka politics after 1993
110
(4)
Guide to further reading
114
(5)
Index
119
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