Japan's new party system

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In the summer of 1993 Japanese politics changed fundamentally from the pattern which had been the norm since 1955. No longer does the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) rule national-level politics without the need to resort tocoalitions and lesser parties. Even more significant are the two non-LDP governments formed under Prime Ministers Hosokawa and Hata. No longer is the opposition dominated by the never-to-govern Socialist Party. By December 1994a new opposition party emerged from nine former o…

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Full title :Japan's new party system / with contributions by Peter Berton, Akira Nakamura and J.A.A. Stockwin

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Publication Date:2000

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Westview Press
Place of Publication:Boulder, Colo
Language:eng
Publication Date:2000

The Physical Object

Description:xiii, 328 s. : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0813330564, 9780813330563, 0813330572, 9780813330570
oclc:ocn470038914
LC Classification:JQ1698.A1
Dewey Decimal:324.252

The evolution of Japanese party politics in the post-war era; the changing impact of election laws on Japanese politics; political moneyp̧olitical scandals and political parties; the decline of the Liberal Democratic Party; the Shinshinto (New Frontier Party); the decline of the Socialist Party; the Communist Party -- the permanent opposition party; the future of the post-1993 Japanese party system.

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elections and referenda Japan Japan -- Politics and government -- 198… Japon -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1… Jiyū Minshutō Political parties Political parties -- Japan Politics and government Since 1989