Characteristics of Policy Making under the Coalition Government Transformation of the LDP Power Structure
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13620088
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Politics
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| Research Institution | KYOTO UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
OTAKE Hideo Kyoto University, Graduate School of Low, Professor, 法学研究科, 教授 (40083563)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2003
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2003)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
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| Keywords | Liberal Democratic Party / faction / populism / neo-liberal / Hashimoto Reform / Koizumi Reform / political reform / revolt of Kato / 自民党 / 連立内閣 / 金融政策 / 抵抗勢力 / 民主党 / 小泉内閣 / 連立政権 / 政策決定構造 / 橋本龍太郎 / 小泉純一郎 / 金融危機 / バブル経済 / 金融危機(1997.11) / 大蔵省 / 橋本内閣 / 財政構造改革会議 / 財政再建 / 宮沢構想 / 梶山構想 |
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| Research Abstract |
The 'political reforms' introduced in 1993 brought two mutually contradictory trends into Japanese politics through weakening the power of factions within the Liberal Democratic Party. While they have strengthened the leadership of the LDP top executives, they have strengthened the autonomy of individual Dietmembers vis-a-vis the LDP top leadership. It is difficult to predict which trend would eventually be predominant in the future. The two factors are important that would determine the future power structure. One is whether or not the LDP needs support of Komeito in order to remain in power. If the coalition is indispensable, the party leadership would maintain strong control over the handling the policy making. The other factor is populism which has repeatedly emerged since the mid-seventies. The prominent populist leaders are, among others, Morihiro Hosokawa, Naoto Kan, Ryutaro Hashimoto, Koichi Kato and Jun'ichiro Koizumi. The core of their support base is urban middle class, particularly the house wives and young white collar workers. With their support, these populist leaders have embarked ambitious reform attempts on the basis of neo-liberal prescriptions. The survival of these politicians depend on the success or failure of these reforms. In the long run, it would also determine the power structure of the LDP and of Japanese politics in general.
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