The politics of defense in Japan : managing internal and external pressures /
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| Language: | English |
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Armonk, N.Y. ; London, England :
M.E. Sharpe,
[1993]
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Table of Contents:
- An approach to the study of defense policy-making in Japan. Incrementalism and Japanese defense policy ; Japan's dependence on the U.S. security guarantee ; Extended liberal democratic party dominance ; Movement of parties toward the political center ; Ministry of Finance constraints on defense ; The structural constraints of state governance
- The establishment of defense constraints. Ideological polarization over defense ; Pressures for limits on defense ; Establishing quantitative constraints ; The national defense program outline ; Japanese defense plans in the late 1970s
- Fiscal restraint versus U.S. pressures for greater defense efforts. The shift to greater emphasis on defense budgets ; Changes in opposition party stances on defense ; Challenges to defense constraints.
- The commitment to attain defense plans. The assault on the one percent of GNP ceiling ; The economic dimensions of U.S.-Japan defense relations ; Technology and security in bilateral relations
- Conclusion. Japan's military dependence on the United States ; Liberal democratic party dominance ; The opposition parties and defense ; Ministry of Finance constraints on defense budgets ; Structural constraints on defense ; Japan's future security options.