Has changing the party in power in Japan made a real difference?

被引：1

作者：

Stockwin, J. ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Univ Oxford, Philosophy Polit & Econ, Oxford, England

[2] Australian Natl Univ, Int Relat, Canberra, ACT, Australia

来源：

JAPAN FORUM | 2012年 / 24卷 / 04期

关键词：

Liberal Democratic Party; Democratic Party of Japan; Hatoyama Yukio; Kan Naoto; Noda Yoshihiko; Great North East Japan Earthquake; path dependence;

D O I：

10.1080/09555803.2012.729850

中图分类号：

K9 [地理];

学科分类号：

0705 ;

摘要：

Japan's triple disaster of 11 March 2011 partially eclipsed the events of August/September 2009, when over fifty years of single-party dominance by the Liberal Democratic Party were ended, and the opposition Democratic Party of Japan took power. This article assesses the new government's first two difficult and chaotic years in power, made all the more so after defeat in the upper house elections of July 2010. In addition, the triple disaster sorely tested Prime Minister Kan Naoto, and created confrontation between him and the nuclear power industry, backed by powerful politicians. The new government, inexperienced and poorly led, made serious errors, but it also had positive achievements. Local initiative helped disaster recovery, but severe structural problems in central politics and government remain.

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页码：471 / 489

页数：19