This book examines several major reforms in Japan – in the postal business, transportation, telecommunications and technology – and evaluates the impact of these changes since the early 1980s. Conceptually, the book presents the dual state as being a fundamental feature of the Japanese political economy that determines government reform dynamics.
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Introduction: Japan’s Struggling Government Reform PART I: THE POLITICS OF GOVERNMENT REFORM Government Reform in Comparative and Historical Perspective The Politics of the Dual State The Dual State and Government Reform PART II: THE POLITICS OF DISTRIBUTIVE NETWORKS Postal Business: Old Guard Politics Die Hard Transportation: Highways, Railways, and Airways PART III: THE CONTEMPORARY POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENTAL NETWORKS Telecommunications Regulatory Reform: Bureaucracy-led Liberalization? Communications Technology Promotion: Vanguard Policy by Old-Guard MinistryA propos de l’auteur
EIJI KAWABATA is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Minnesota State University, USA.
Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 230 ● ISBN 9780230601086 ● Taille du fichier 1.8 MB ● Maison d’édition Palgrave Macmillan US ● Lieu New York ● Pays US ● Publié 2006 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2306624 ● Protection contre la copie DRM sociale