The Government and Politics of Japan

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Translator's Introduction
From the Meiji State to the Postwar Constitution	p. 3
Parliament and the Legislative System	p. 14
Parliament and Cabinet	p. 27
The Civil Service Bureaucracy	p. 33
Advisory Councils	p. 39
Interest Groups and the Administrative Branch	p. 46
The History of Local Government	p. 55
Local Government Today	p. 63
The Politics of Intergovernmental Transfers	p. 72
Budgetary Politics	p. 83
Administrative Reform	p. 92
Security Policy and Defense Spending	p. 101
Political Parties	p. 115
The Electoral System	p. 139
Voting Behavior	p. 155
The Koenkai	p. 172
Political Movements and Political Participation	p. 182
The Political Function of the Mass Media	p. 190
Democracy and Liberalism	p. 201
Equalization and Egalitarianism	p. 213
Nationalism	p. 225
Suggested Reading	p. 235
Index	p. 239
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