| Contested Governance in Japan: Sites and Issues Contributor(s): Hook, Glenn D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415364191 ISBN-13: 9780415364195 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: i Contested Governance in Japan /i extends the analysis of governance in contemporary Japan by exploring both the sites and issues of governance above and below the state as well as within it. All contributors share a common perspective on governance as taking place in different sites of activity, and as involving a range of issues related to the norms and rules for the management, coordination and regulation of order, whether within Japan or on the regional or global levels. This volume discusses the contested nature of governance in Japan and the ways in which a range of actors are involved in different sites and issues of governance at home, in the region and the globe. Including chapters on global governance, local policy-making, democracy, environmental governance, the Japanese financial system, corruption, the family and corporate governance, this collection will be of interest to anyone studying Japanese politics and governance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 320.952 |
| LCCN: 2004019524 |
| Series: Sheffield Centre for Japanese Studies/RoutledgeCurzon (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.18" W x 9.52" (1.24 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contested Governance in Japan extends the analysis of governance in contemporary Japan by exploring both the sites and issues of governance above and below the state as well as within it. This volume discusses the contested nature of governance in Japan and the ways in which a range of actors are involved in different sites and issues of governance at home, in the region and the globe. It includes chapters on global governance, local policy-making, democracy, environmental governance, the Japanese financial system, corruption, the family and corporate governance. |