Decision-Making Reform in Japan

Taylor & Francis

Decision-Making Reform in JapanThe DPJs Failed Attempt at a Politician-Led Government\nAuthor(s): Karol Zakowski\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138855564, 978-1138855564\nSynopsis\nIn the election to the House of Representatives in 2009, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) almost tripled the number of its lower house members by winning 308 seats. It subsequently formed a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party and the Peoples New Party. The new ruling party promised to completely overhaul policymaking mechanisms that had been shaped over the past decades. Yet, the Japanese people quickly felt disappointed with the DPJs policymaking engineering.\n\nExamining the evolution of the decision-making process in Japan under the DPJ administration between the years [tel], this book offers a multidimensional explanation for the reasons for the DPJs failure in producing effective policymaking mechanisms. Imp.