A political biography of Ozawa Ichiro: Reformer and policy entrepreneur

A political biography of Ozawa Ichiro: Reformer and policy entrepreneur

Ozawa Ichiro is presented as a policy entrepreneur in the Kingdonian sense, dedicated to turning Japan into what he calls "a normal nation". In so doing, he is attacking Japanese exceptionalism - the idea that the Japanese are somehow unique. The thesis takes the form of a political biogra...

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Main Author: Oka, Takashi
Published: University of Oxford 2008
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324.2092
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491080
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spelling ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-4910802015-03-20T06:27:54ZA political biography of Ozawa Ichiro: Reformer and policy entrepreneurOka, Takashi2008Ozawa Ichiro is presented as a policy entrepreneur in the Kingdonian sense, dedicated to turning Japan into what he calls "a normal nation". In so doing, he is attacking Japanese exceptionalism - the idea that the Japanese are somehow unique. The thesis takes the form of a political biography based on three hypotheses: that Ozawa's ideas were distinctive; that he was a policy entrepreneur; and that he had an impact on political change. The time frame covers 18 years, beginning with Ozawa appointment as LDP Secretary General in 1989, and ending with the upper house election of 2007, in which Ozawa for the first time achieved his goal of victory in an election by an opposition party strong enough to compete with the long-ruling LDP.324.2092University of Oxfordhttp://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491080Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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Oka, Takashi
A political biography of Ozawa Ichiro: Reformer and policy entrepreneur
description Ozawa Ichiro is presented as a policy entrepreneur in the Kingdonian sense, dedicated to turning Japan into what he calls "a normal nation". In so doing, he is attacking Japanese exceptionalism - the idea that the Japanese are somehow unique. The thesis takes the form of a political biography based on three hypotheses: that Ozawa's ideas were distinctive; that he was a policy entrepreneur; and that he had an impact on political change. The time frame covers 18 years, beginning with Ozawa appointment as LDP Secretary General in 1989, and ending with the upper house election of 2007, in which Ozawa for the first time achieved his goal of victory in an election by an opposition party strong enough to compete with the long-ruling LDP.
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title A political biography of Ozawa Ichiro: Reformer and policy entrepreneur
title_short A political biography of Ozawa Ichiro: Reformer and policy entrepreneur
title_full A political biography of Ozawa Ichiro: Reformer and policy entrepreneur
title_fullStr A political biography of Ozawa Ichiro: Reformer and policy entrepreneur
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