The Evolutions and Analysis of Japanese Coalition Governments after the Cold War

• Main Authors: Chun-chih Yang, 楊鈞池
• Other Authors: 許介鱗
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2001
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/47751581510140793150

博士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 政治學研究所 === 89 === The popular press and books often convey an image of Japanese politics in which bureaucrats dominate or where harmony and consensus prevail. Some analysts even say, Japanese policy-making is little more than a process of collusion among LDP, the bureaucracy, and the big-business community. This doctoral dissertation also conveys the harmony of triangular form of LDP, the bureaucracy, and the big-business community. But, after the ouster of the LDP from government and its replacement by a seven-party coalition, the evolutions of Japanese politics shook Japan from a stable foundation of LDP dominant. A bitter factional struggle within the largest faction in the LDP, triggered the sequence of events that led to the end of one-party dominance. Political corruption is an old story in Japan. The repeated scandals in the 1980s-90s give the rise to the demand for political reform. The rise of coalition governments came into office having made a commitment to political reform, especially to reform the electoral system and policy-making system. Japan is likely to survive the current difficult period to remain a powerful economy and a strong democracy. However, it will put an enormous amount of pressure on political leaders to do what is needed to convince voters that political reform and leadership are doing a competent job.