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Book SynopsisThis book examines Japan's military expansion and the decision-making of her defense policy between 1976 and 2007. It explores how the bureaucratic politics model applies to the case of Japan's defense policy and demonstrates some similarities and differences between Japanese and United States decision-making.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Comparative Aspects and Theoretical Framework Chapter 4 Chapter 2: Decision-Making Structure and Players Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Creation of the National Defense Program Outline and the 1 Percents Ceiling of the Gross National Product Chapter 6 Chapter 4: The Decision to Break the 1 Percent Ceiling of the Gross National Product Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Re-evaluation of the National Defense Program Outline Chapter 8 Chapter 6: The Midterm Operations Estimate in the 1980s and Japan's Response to the Gulf War of 1991 Chapter 9 Chapter 7: The National Defense Program Outline of 1995 Chapter 10 Chapter 8: The Guidelines for United States-Japan Defense Cooperation of 1978 and 1997 and the National Defense Program Outline of 2004 Chapter 11 Conclusion Chapter 12 Bibliography
