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Digesting Democracy - A Japanese recipe
Digesting Democracy - A Japanese recipe

Author(s): Ramachandra Byrappa
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Political history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Új-és Jelenkori Egyetemes Történeti Tanszék
Keywords: Democraty; Japan; structures of the community; elite; Second World War; parliamentary democracy; Korean War;

Summary/Abstract: In this study the author focuses on the Japanese approche to universal democracy. He tries to show how the Japanese traditions weed out conflict from the political arena and replace it with constructive debate in favour of the social and economic welfare of the country.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 37-59
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: English