000			01460 a2200181 4500
020			_a9780231108430 (paperback)
040			_cChanthan
041			_heng
082			_a320.952
100			_aCurtis, Gerald L.,
245			_aThe logic of Japanese politics : _bleaders, institutions, and the limits of change
260			_aNew York : _bColumbia University Press , _c1999
300			_axxv, 303pages : _billustration ; _c24 cm
520			_aReview: "Gerald Curtis has personally known most of the key players in Japanese politics for more than thirty years, and he draws on their candid comments to provide invaluable and graphic insights into the world of Japanese politics. By relating the behavior of Japanese political leaders to the institutions within which they must operate, Curbs makes sense out of what others have regarded as enigmatic or illogical." "Curtis rejects the notion that cultural distinctiveness and consensus are the defining elements of Japan's political decision making emphasizing instead the competition among and the profound influence of individuals operating within particular institutional contexts on the development of Japan's politics." "Scrutinizing and interpreting a complex and changing political system, this multi-layered chronicle reveals the dynamics of democracy at work - Japanese-style."--Jacket.
651		0	_aJapan _xPolitical culture
651		0	_aJapan _xPolitics and government _y1989-
942			_cBE
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