The Significance of the Liberal Democratic Party's Defeat in the 1989 Election for Japan
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Authors
Hager, James Alan
Issue Date
1990
Type
Thesis
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en_US
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The presentation occurs in the following manner. Part I
provides some theoretical models which have been derived to
explain and predict the direction in which democratic states may be
heading. Part II provides some relevant historical background and
describes much of the political structure prior to the 1989 election.
Part III is merely descriptive and serves as a general introduction to
the four journalistic explanations for the LDP's election defeat. The
more significant societal changes which these journalistic
explanations symbolize, I describe in Part IV. A picture of an
economically highly developed state emerges from Part IV, and I
reflect on what implications the societal changes and the economic
development may hold for Japanese society in Part V. Part V
summarizes the structural changes which Part IV detailed and
examines the impact on societal values. Finally, Part VI concludes
that the 1989 election does not necessarily indicate that Japan's
political system is threatened. There do seem to be value changes
occurring which may pose difficulties for the future; however, there
are some factors which may allow Japan to adapt with a minimum
amount of crisis to these changes.
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ix, 139 p.
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