Contemporary government reform in Japan : the dual state in flux

Contemporary government reform in Japan : the dual state in flux / Eiji Kawabata.

This book examines several major reforms in Japan--in the postal business, transportation, telecommunications, and communications technology--and evaluates the effectiveness of these efforts in major issue areas since the early 1980s. Conceptually, the book presents the dual state as being a fundame...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kawabata, Eiji
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Since 1989
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Economic policy
Politics and government
Japan > Politics and government > 1989-
Japan > Economic policy > 1989-
Japan
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Table of Contents:
  • Japanese government reform in comparative perspective
  • The politics of the dual state
  • The dual state and government reforms
  • Postal business: old guard politics die hard
  • Reforms in transportation: trains, planes, and automobiles
  • Telecommunications regulatory reform: bureaucracy-led liberalization?

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