1. Introducing Junior Ministers and Reforming the Diet in Japan
- Author
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Harukata Takenaka
- Subjects
Government ,Politics ,Economic growth ,Sociology and Political Science ,Interpretation (philosophy) ,Political science ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Position (finance) ,Public administration - Abstract
In June 1999 Japan’s political parties agreed on institutional reforms in the government and the Diet. They agreed to create a new position in the government; to eliminate the government committee member system (seifu iin seido); and to introduce in the Diet the National Basic Policy Committee. This paper describes the contents of the three reforms, traces how the parties reached agreement on them, and provides a preliminary interpretation of why the parties introduced these reforms in the manner they did.
- Published
- 2002
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