Dynasties and Democracy: The Inherited Incumbency Advantage in Japan

Dynasties and Democracy: The Inherited Incumbency Advantage in Japan
ISBN-10
1503605051
ISBN-13
9781503605053
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
359
Language
English
Published
2018
Publisher
Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Author
Daniel M. Smith

Description

The presence of dynasties seems to run counter to widely held conceptions of democratic opportunity and fairness. Yet they persist throughout the modern democratized world. Looking at the institutional change in Japan's party system as a comparative model, Daniel M. Smith examines the factors that contribute to their development over time and space and the advantages that members of dynasties reap throughout their political careers.

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