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Owing to the changing nature of Japan and its role within the world, more needs to be known of the dynamics of Japanese politics. This timely set brings together key articles on the most crucial issues facing Japanese politics today, and the relationship between Japanese politics and the main institutions including big business, the bureaucracy and the media. This is an area that has been studied by leading academics for a number of decades, b...

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Written in an accessible style, this book offers an unparalleled insight into the 'modernization' of UK government from 1980 to the present day, and provides a distinctive framework for evaluating long-term performance in government.

A broad-ranging analysis and critique of the distinctive contribution of the University of Oxford to the scholarly study of politics over the last 100 years.

This is a critical look at the now pervasive idea of achieving better governance through greater openness to outside scrutiny. It shows that transparency can conflict with other 'good governance' values, and that measures to promote it often lead to a tighter control of information.

This important new study, by a leading scholar in the field, offers a fresh perspective on public management. In contrast to the widespread claim of the modernization gurus' that a new era of global convergence is dawning in public management, it uses cultural theory to show why ideas about how to manage government are inherently plural and contradictory, and likely to remain so.

This book carefully identifies and compares episodes of 'fiscal squeeze' in the UK over a century from 1900 to 2015.

This volume examines how those at the top in public life are rewarded. Contributors look at contemporary experience in Europe and the United States and examine: How much public officials are paid in different countries, who decides their reward and how they decide, how reward structures interact with career patterns, and how variations are to be explained. Rewards at the Top provides a thorough and comprehensive analysis of this important top...

The image of the shinkansen - or 'bullet train' - passing Mount Fuji is one of the renowned images of modern Japan. This title provides an account of the history of the shinkansen, from its planning during the Pacific War, to its launch in 1964 and subsequent development. It analyzes the reasons behind the bullet train's success.

This book examines nine historical cases of fiscal squeeze in democracies. It combines quantitative and qualitative analysis to examine cases ranging from the United States in the 1830s/40s (when half of the states then in the Union defaulted) to the squeeze following the 2001 Argentinian default. It warns against a simplistic view of 'what works'.

The Japanese education system has attracted increasing attention over the past 20 years, largely due to the belief that it has been central to Japan's economic growth. Many have felt, however that the system is stunted by an inability, or perhaps even on an incapacity, to change. This study challenges these contentions. It examines the reform policies implemented by Prime Minister Nakasone during the 1980s and argues that, not only has the sys...

Excerpt from Iron and Steel, Their Production and Manufacture Of all the Commodities of Commerce Iron is by far the most important. In this country it forms the basis of an Industry which ranks second only to that of Agriculture, it enters essentially into every other manufacture, it is the maid-of-all-work of Science, the servant of the Arts. The civilisation of nations is measured by it, wealth results from its possession and progress accom...

This book examines key aspects of Japan¿s often misunderstood society and cultural norms, providing a rounded introduction to a constantly evolving country.

The author gives a thorough examination of the phenomenon of the Shinkansen, and its relationship with Japanese society. He includes the history of the the bullet train, the reasons behind its success, and demonstrates how it went from being simply a high-speed rail network to attaining the status of iconic national symbol.

Why does regulation vary so dramatically from one area to another? Why are vast sums spent on controlling some risks but not on others? Is there any logic to the techniques we use in risk regulation? In this work, Hood explores these crucial questions explored. It looks at a number of risk regulations' regimes, considers the respects in which they differ, and examines how these differences can be justified.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.