Stockwin, J. A. A. <br/><br/>
Governing Japan :  divided politics in a resurgent economy / 
J. A. A. Stockwin 
 - 4th ed. 
 - Malden, Mass. :  Blackwell Pub.,  2008 
 - xvi, 298 p. :  maps ;  c25 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 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781405154154 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Japan--Politics and government--1945-<br/>Japan--Economic policy--1945-