Electoral Reform and National Security in Japan - From Pork to Foreign Policy (Hardcover)

Japan is the third-largest economy in the world and a key ally of the United States. Yet the determinants of Japanese security policy are not well understood. The question of why Japan never sought the independent military capabilities that would be commensurate with its economic power has puzzled scholars of international relations for decades. Applying new tools for the quantitative analysis of text to a new collection of 7,497 Japanese-language election manifestos used in elections between 1986 and 2009, this book argues that the electoral strategies politicians in the ruling party were forced to adopt under Japan's old electoral system made it extraordinarily difficult for them to focus on security issues and to change security policy. It was only when their electoral strategies shifted after electoral reform in 1994 that these same politicians became able to pay attention and change security policy.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2016
Authors:	Amy Catalinac
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	268
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-12049-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > General Promotions
LSN:	1-107-12049-7
Barcode:	9781107120495

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