TY - BOOK ID - 30921465 TI - How the Conservatives Rule Japan PY - 2015 SN - 0691619425 0691000166 1400871417 0691646325 0691030294 1322885494 9781322885490 9781400871414 9780691030296 PB - Princeton, NJ DB - UniCat KW - Japan -- Politics and government -- 1945-. KW - Jiyū Minshutō. KW - Japan KW - Politics and government KW - Jimintō (Japan) KW - Jiyūminshutō (Japan) KW - Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) KW - Liberalʹno-demokraticheskai︠a︡ partii︠a︡ I︠A︡ponii KW - Liberalʹno-demokraticheskai︠a︡ partii︠a︡ (Japan) KW - LDP KW - Tzu yu min chu tang (Japan) KW - 自由民主党 KW - 自由民主黨 KW - Partido Liberal Demócrata (Japan) KW - PLD KW - Jiyūtō (1950-1955) KW - Nihon Minshutō KW - 328 <520> KW - #SBIB:328H53 KW - 328 <520> Parlement. Volksvertegenwoordiging. Regering en parlement--Japan KW - Parlement. Volksvertegenwoordiging. Regering en parlement--Japan KW - Instellingen en beleid: Japan KW - HISTORY / Asia / Japan. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30921465 AB - Dr. Thayer, who was American press attaché in Tokyo from 1962 to 1965, presents a detailed account of conservative politics in Japan. Although he makes some historical comparisons, Dr. Thayer's main focus is on the contemporary workings of the Liberal Democratic Party, the ruling party in Japan. He identifies the political elements: the men are the Dietmen, the bureaucrats, the businessmen, the regional politicians, and the people; the institutions are the factions, the regional organizations of the Dietmen, the economic community and the various party organs. He shows how these elements work: how the Prime Minister is elected, how the cabinet is chosen, how party and government posts are filled, how policy is made, how a political decision is reached, and how the party is run.Contents: I. Introduction.; II. The Factions.; III. The Economic Community.; IV. The Party, the Prefectures, and the People.; V. The Elections.; VI. Choosing the President.; VII. Making a Cabinet.; VIII. Formulating Policy.; IX. Reaching a Decision.; X. Running the Party.; XI. Conclusions.; Index.Originally published in 1969.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. ER -