Alisa Gaunder

Political Reform in Japan

Leadership Looming Large

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Comparing successful and unsuccessful reform drives by Japanese leaders, Alisa Gaunder argues that the quality of political leadership is the crucial determinant of whether parties in positions of dominance, pass or reject policies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 153mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 277g
• ISBN-13: 9780415690003
• ISBN-10: 0415690005
• Artikelnr.: 40185515

Autorenporträt

Alisa Gaunder is the Henry Luce Assistant Professor of East Asian Politics at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Puzzle of Political Reform 2. Miki Takeo: An Outsider Stands Firm
Inside the LDP 3. Kaifu Toshiki: Mr. Clean Plays It Safe 4. Miyazawa
Kiichi: An Anti-Reformer Caught in "Reform Fever" 5. Ozawa Ichiro: Rebel
with a Cause 6. Junior Politicians: Ideas and Action without Access 7.
Koizumi Junichiro: A New Kind of Leadership? 8. Conclusion: Political
Leadership in Japan