Democratic reform in Japan : assessing the impact

摘要: Introduction - the Editors. THE NATIONAL LEVEL. Reforming Liberal Democratic Party E.S. Krauss and R. Pekkanen. Campaign Behavior: The Limits to Change D. Dabney. Dietmembers Seat Inheritance: Keeping It in Family N. Taniguchi. Policy Preferences Platforms: What Voters Want vs. Get G. Steel. Bureaucracy E. Kawabata. LOCAL Women Their Place: Penetrating Male-Dominated Urban Rural Assemblies S.L. Martin. Persistently Uncompetitive Elections for Prefectural Weiner. Potential of Antiparty Electoral Movements Local Politics R.M. LeBlanc. Civil Society Democracy: Non-Profit Organization Law Y. Kawato CONCLUSION. Contemporary Japanese Democracy