{"product_id":"japan-transformed-9780691135922","title":"Japan Transformed","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith little domestic fanfare and even less attention internationally, Japan has been reinventing itself since the 1990s, dramatically changing its political economy, from one managed by regulations to one with a neoliberal orientation. This title explores the historical, political, and economic forces that led to the country's evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rosenbluth and Thies offer a provocative critique of Japan's political economy, claiming that electoral changes in 1994 marked a pivotal reform equal to that of the 1868 Meiji Restoration.\"--Choice \"[T]his well-written, short book will be excellent for undergraduate and graduate courses focused on Japan, political economy and institutional change. Japan Transformed is sure to spark debate in the scholarly community about the weight which should be placed on electoral systems or electoral system change as explanations.\"--Daniel P. Aldrich, Journal of Contemporary Asia \"Japan Transformed brings together history, culture, politics, and economics to illuminate the major developments of postwar politics in a way that will appeal to Japan specialists as well as broader audiences... Rosenbluth and Thies's book makes a significant contribution to the literature on Japan's political economy. The great strength of this work is how much it covers in so few pages.\"--Alisa Gaunder, Journal of Japanese Studies \"The book's strength is its clear but controversial argument regarding the causal influence of electoral systems on policy outcomes, making it valuable to scholars interested in Japanese politics and a stimulating text for advanced comparative politics courses.\"--Kenneth Mori McElwain, Perspectives on Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables and Figures vii  Preface ix  Acknowledgments xiii  Abbreviations and Stylistic Conventions xv  Chapter 1: Why Study Japanese Political Economy? 1  Chapter 2: Japanese History and Culture 15  Chapter 3: Japan's Political Experiments 32  Chapter 4: The Old Japanese Politics, 1955-1993 53  Chapter 5: Japan's Postwar Political Economy 72  Chapter 6: Japan's New Politics 95  Chapter 7: Japan's New Political Economy 123  Chapter 8: Japan's Place in the World 155  Chapter 9: Conclusions 174  Epilogue: The 2009 General Election and the LDP's Fall from Power 186  Appendix 1. Japanese Electoral Systems, 1947-Present 193  Appendix 2. Election Results, House of Representatives, 1986-2005 195  Appendix 3. Election Results, House of Councillors, 1986-2007 201  Bibliography 207  Index 233","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403759460695,"sku":"9780691135922","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691135922.jpg?v=1730484456","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/japan-transformed-9780691135922","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}