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The Politics of Oligarchy: Institutional Choice in Imperial Japan (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)

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This book examines a key question of modern Japanese politics: why the Meiji oligarchs were unable to design institutions capable of protecting their power. The authors question why the oligarchs chose the political institutions they did, and what the consequences of those choices were for Japan's political competition, economic development, and diplomatic relations. Indeed, they argue, it was the oligarchs' very inability to agree among themselves on how to rule that prompted them to cut the military loose from civilian control--a decision that was to have disastrous consequences not only for Japan but for the rest of the world.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0521473977
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0521473972
  3. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  4. Publication date
    July 28, 1995
  5. Part of series
    Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
  8. Print length
    248 pages
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"What do Ramseyer and Rosenbluth contribute to our knowledge with this work? Two things merit attention in our opinion. First, they offer striking data to support their contention that politcal parties demonstrably affected the path of bureaucratic careers during the 1920's and 1930s....Second, we believe that Ramseyer and Rosenbluth are asking some of the right systematic-level questions. How did the system function, and what mechanisms supported its function? How was change achieved in the system? " Joseph Gownder and Robert Pekkanen, Journal of Japanese Studies

"This book will be of interest to anyone wishing to understand modern Japan. It should be in all college and university libraries. The book is accessible to undergraduates, but will be of most use when read in conrast to more conventional treatments of modern Japan." Bernadette Lanciaux, Review of Radical Political Economics

"The combination of a simple and clear economic model of politics with a carefully researched, detailed and nuanced array of empirical evidence makes this book both a compelling volume and a good read. ...a compelling account of why Japanese politics was not so very different after all...." Ellen Comisso, Jrnl of Comparative Economics

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This book examines the failure of the Meiji oligarchy to design institutions capable of protecting their hold on power in Japan.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (July 28, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521473977
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521473972
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.13 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars 日本政治史研究の必読書
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本書は、アメリカ政治学会が1997年度比較政治学部門の最優秀賞に選んだほど、評判の一冊です。他国との比較において、しばしば「日本例外論」が言われますが、彼らは、近年政治学で主流となりつつある、合理的選択の立場から戦前の日本政治の権力構造を描いており、これまでの研究を覆す主張を行っています。より具体的には、明治憲法などの制度的要因を中心にして、1900年代のはじめにオリガーク（藩閥エリート）→政党政治家、1930年代に政党政治家→軍と、二度のパワーシフトが生じた背景を明らかにしようとしています。天皇の役割を軽視しすぎているなどの批判も可能でしょうが、日本政治史に関心のある人にとっては、必読の書ではないかと思います。
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