Introduction to Japanese Politics
- ISBN-10
- 0765605635
- ISBN-13
- 9780765605634
- Pages
- 386
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- M.E. Sharpe
- Author
- Louis D. Hayes
Description
This widely used text is an even-handed, forthright attempt to explain the political life of Japan as well as the forces that shape it. It demystifies this complex society by explaining the historical background for modern Japan; the political process, its formal structure, the party system, and citizen participation; the social order and the domestic economy; and Japan's role in international politics with emphasis on U.S.-Japanese relations and the international economy. The revised and updated Third Edition covers the new ground of 1995-1999, a period during which Japan experienced extraordinary political and economic change.
