Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The changes in Japanese voting behaviour and attitudes towards politics, 1980-2000; 2 From old socialists to new democrats: Two decades in the life of the Japanese left; 3 The Constitution and its importance to the decline of the Japan Socialist Party and the unity of the Democratic Party of Japan; 4 Rengo- and the changes in the Japanese left; 5 Electoral system reforms and their impact on the Japan Socialist Party and the Democratic Party of Japan
Summary
This book examines the transition within the Japanese party system that€has seen€the demise of 'the old socialists', the Japan Socialist Party, and in its place, the emergence of the Democratic Party of Japan as the leading opposition party
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-196) and index
