The Japanese prime minister and public policy /
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh :
University of Pittsburgh Press
[1993]
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| Series: | Pitt series in policy and institutional studies.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5hjn9t |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and Japanese Terms
- List of Agencies and Organizations
- 1. The Japanese Prime Minister: Reactive Leadership
- Literature on Policy Making in Japan
- Leadership and the Policy Process
- Prime Ministerial Issues
- Conclusion
- 2. The Japanese Prime Minister in Comparative Perspective
- Japan as a Majoritarian System
- Long-term Trends
- Conclusion
- 3. Nakasone and Educational Reform
- Educational Reform Reaches the Agenda: Nakasone Looks for an Issue
- Establishing the National Council on Educational Reform
- The National Council on Educational Reform
- The Rinkyoshin's Deliberations
- Enactment of Proposals
- Conclusion
- 4. Nakasone and Tax Reform
- Tax Reform Reaches the Agenda
- Shaping the Agenda
- The LDP Tax Council Deliberations
- The First Attempt to Pass the Tax Reform Bills
- The Second Attempt to Pass the Tax Reform Bills
- Epilogue: Tax Reform Under Takeshita and Kaifu
- Conclusion
- 5. The Process of Selecting a Prime Minister
- Becoming a Candidate for the Party Presidency
- The Race for the Presidency of the LDP
- Conclusion
- 6. The Prime Minister and Party Politics: The LDP and the Opposition
- The LDP
- The National Assembly
- Conclusion
- 7. The Prime Minister and Subgovernments
- Subgovernments
- The Prime Minister and Subgovernments
- Conclusion
- 8. The Prime Minister's Staff
- The Inner Staff
- The Cabinet Secretariat
- The Management and Coordination Agency
- Personal Advisers and Advisory Committees
- Conclusion
- 9. The Prime Minister and Public Policy
- The Size of the Prime Minister's Agenda
- The Prime Minister and the Policy Process
- The Prime Minister and Policy Change
- Sustaining Resonance
- Conclusion
- 10. Conclusion
- The Perils of Strong Leadership.
- The Prime Minister and the Japanese Political System
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.