Format:
Online-Ressource (342 p.)
ISBN:
9780691034515
Content:
Through a detailed account of the political battles over Japanese tax reform during the last two decades, Junko Kato draws an unconventional portrait of bureaucratic motivation, showing how fiscal bureaucrats exploit their unique technical knowledge to influence policymaking. Rejecting the notion that the monopolization of policy expertise leads to bureaucratic domination, Kato contends that bureaucrats seek to increase their influence upon politicians by strategically sharing information. She also explores the reason for the relative strength of the bureaucratic organization in comparison to
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781400821556
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Problem of Bureaucratic Rationality : Tax Politics in Japan
Language:
English
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