When discussing Japanese politics or the Japanese legal system, many scholars point to the peculiarities of the country's culture - its need for consensus, its rejection of individualism, its Confucian fascination with loyalty. Other scholars simply invent new theories ad hoc to explain what they see. But is Japan really so different that general social scientific theories don't apply? Ramseyer and Rosenbluth don't think so, and in this book they show how rational-choice theory can be applied to Japanese politics, with telling results. Contrary to general assumptions, the authors argue that the institutional framework of government - the rules of the game among political players - decisively shapes the character of political competition and incentives in Japan. They show how players in this competition adapt their organizations to the existing framework and at the same time try to manipulate it to their own advantage. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is a case in point. In a detailed analysis, we see the LDP working within Japanese electoral rules to maximize its success with voters, and within constitutional constraints to enforce its policies on bureaucrats and judges. Surprisingly, the authors find that Liberal Democratic Party backbenchers effectively control factional and party bosses; that the LDP collectively keeps bureaucratic action closely in line with its preferences; and that the Japanese judiciary is also an agent of the legislative majority. Using the concept of principal and agent, Ramseyer and Rosenbluth construct a persuasive account of political relationships in Japan. In doing so, they demonstrate that political considerations and institutional arrangements reign in what, to most of the world, looks like an independently powerful bureaucratic state. Their book aims to influence our understanding of the Japanese political order and legal system. As a rational-choice analysis of an entire national political system, it should also affect the way we approach comparative politics and comparative law more generally.
0 有用 希仁 2009-04-01 22:17:37
中国的该怎么写?
0 有用 中间偏右 2011-10-30 13:12:02
Saito先生的先生所著之书。
0 有用 YangWSD 2019-10-18 03:20:31
现代日本政治专攻的学生,几乎没有人没有阅读或听说过此书的。虽然就实证研究部分而言,此书真的是乏善可陈。而且也非常难以说因为这部著作,此后的现代日本政治研究产生了怎样具体的影响。但是相比争议很多的Ramsyer而言,大概没有人不承认Rosenbluth对于现代日本政治研究的贡献,在上一代美国学者中是无出其右的。现在她故去了。再翻出这本书缅怀一下~
0 有用 侯粉 2021-09-16 16:34:00
惊世骇俗而浅显易懂的经典之作,剖析日本自民档时代经济模式的政治逻辑。把这本书和那些以日本经济为例的后发展国家论述著作结合起来读,大有益处。作者们当年撰写此书时,似乎未曾想到作品竟然还有一层附加的理论贡献,即为“皿煮国家重农村轻城市,非皿煮国家重城市轻农村”的论点提供了微观启发(类似研究还有Bates更早一点的)。近年来,结合更新更扎实的研究以及时事,此论点似乎要成为社科的一个稳定知识了。PS. 此... 惊世骇俗而浅显易懂的经典之作,剖析日本自民档时代经济模式的政治逻辑。把这本书和那些以日本经济为例的后发展国家论述著作结合起来读,大有益处。作者们当年撰写此书时,似乎未曾想到作品竟然还有一层附加的理论贡献,即为“皿煮国家重农村轻城市,非皿煮国家重城市轻农村”的论点提供了微观启发(类似研究还有Bates更早一点的)。近年来,结合更新更扎实的研究以及时事,此论点似乎要成为社科的一个稳定知识了。PS. 此书男作者最近在慰安妇问题上塌房了。 (展开)
0 有用 wishyll 2017-12-10 01:49:49
河野教授的Reading Seminar上,此书是指定阅读的书目,而且几乎要读完全书。不过,坦率地来说,在日本政治研究里,很少有这样可以被称为Bible类型的大作。在此之后,日本政治学取得了长足的进步,尤其就经验研究上来说,但是优质的理论牵引的突破性的作品,却迄今仍旧罕见。从某种程度上来说,在日本学习了一年多的现在,也真心少见这样思路异常清晰,惜墨如金却又真真见血的好作。此书无论写作风格,理论素养... 河野教授的Reading Seminar上,此书是指定阅读的书目,而且几乎要读完全书。不过,坦率地来说,在日本政治研究里,很少有这样可以被称为Bible类型的大作。在此之后,日本政治学取得了长足的进步,尤其就经验研究上来说,但是优质的理论牵引的突破性的作品,却迄今仍旧罕见。从某种程度上来说,在日本学习了一年多的现在,也真心少见这样思路异常清晰,惜墨如金却又真真见血的好作。此书无论写作风格,理论素养还是所勾勒出的若干假说,都非常值得反复咀嚼。自己第一次阅读此书的日文版的时候,两天就读完了,然而也并没有留下什么深刻的印象。现在再重新阅读的时候,能够学到的真心仍旧有很多很多 (展开)