Why reforms succeeded or failed : policy competition and regulatory adaptation in Japan’s postwar health policy

This dissertation investigates the position that interest groups occupy in the decisionmaking process of the government of Japan from case studies in the area of health policy. Three important points are demonstrated. First, the medical associations have created strong interdependent linkages to...

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Main Author: Leduc, Benoit Rousseau
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12777