UID:
almahu_9949596960902882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9780813145327 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Asia in the new millennium
Content:
The March 2011 disasters exposed the ineffectiveness of Japan's political leaders, evoking three broad questions. First, why did the Kan cabinet fail to provide effective leadership in response to the disasters and why was a succession of governments unable to guide Japan out of the seemingly interminable economic malaise of the 'lost decades'? The fact that Japan's leaders possess similar powers to those of counterparts in other democratic polities suggests that a dysfunctional cabinet system is the culprit. So why is it that Japan has parliamentary democracy in form but not in practice?
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780813145013
Language:
English
URL:
Kentucky scholarship online
