The making of political demands in Japan
In: Pacific affairs, Band 39, S. 37-49
ISSN: 0030-851X
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In: Pacific affairs, Band 39, S. 37-49
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 39, Heft 1/2, S. 37
ISSN: 1715-3379
In: Pacific affairs, Band 38, Heft 3, S. 381
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In: Asian survey, Band 3, Heft 10, S. 465-473
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In: Pacific affairs, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 314
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In: Pacific affairs, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 314
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In: American political science review, Band 55, Heft 4, S. 956-957
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In: American political science review, Band 55, Heft 3, S. 527-538
ISSN: 1537-5943
The political activities of the business community in Japan have not received the scholarly attention they deserve. Because of the paucity of information and the lack of serious studies, the nature of the political power of Japanese business is poorly understood. The popular notion that big business is influential in politics is quite correct, but just how the influence is exercised, or how much influence can be brought to bear in a particular field of policy, or what conditions limit or augment business influence are far from clear.This paper seeks to single out some of the important conditions affecting the impact of business influence in Japanese government and politics. The case approach is used, and the case is the abortive effort toward central bank reform. Even though this episode concerns only a small portion of the government machinery and the single field of monetary policy, it nevertheless demonstrates the methods commonly employed by business to reach decisions within its own group, the competition with others encountered in persuading the government to act, and the strength of bureaucratic forces resisting change. The simplicity of this case is an advantage in depicting the conflicting groups and the influence they were able to exert. Later studies may reveal more of the pattern of business action on other economic problems and in other areas of government and politics. The bank case showed the great influence of group and personal loyalties as well as the power of one of the government ministries.
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 34, Heft 3, S. 271
ISSN: 1715-3379
In: American political science review, Band 55, S. 527-538
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In: Pacific affairs, Band 34, Heft 3, S. 271
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In: Pacific affairs, Band 34, Heft 3, S. 303
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In: American political science review, Band 55, Heft 3
ISSN: 0003-0554
In: Pacific affairs, Band 34, S. 271-278
ISSN: 0030-851X