New party success and failure in Japan : the experiences of the Liberal Party, 1998-2003

This thesis examines the Liberal Party, a new party founded in 1998 in Japan, where numerous new parties have emerged in the 1990s following the disintegration of the existing political order. New parties have played important roles in the ongoing process of political change, but have failed to chal...

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Main Author: Christensen, Inge Engel
Published: University of Oxford 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.432087