Stockwin, J. A. A. <br/><br/>
Governing Japan :  divided politics in a resurgent economy / 
J. A. A. Stockwin. 
 - Fourth edition 
 - Malden, Mass. :  Blackwell Pub.,  c2008. 
 - xvi, 298 pages :  maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-288) and index. 
<br/><br/>Historical background :Japan's emergence as a modern state and the politics of war, 1853-1945 --  Social background : how far social norms and behaviour influence politics -- Political reconstruction and development, 1945-1989 -- One step forward and one step back: attempting political reform in the 1990s -- New politics for the new millennium: the Koizumi effect  -- Who runs Japan?  -- Parliament and parliamentary elections: the changing character of electioneering -- The politics of party: the liberal democrats and their rivals -- Some problems of the constitution -- Issues of domestic political concern -- Issues of foreign policy and defence. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405154161 [paperback] 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007048801 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Japan--Politics and government--1945-<br/>Japan--Economic policy--1945-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JQ1631  / .S76 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>REF 320.952 St62 2008