A history of Shōwa Japan, 1926-1989 /

For Japan, the reign of Emperor Hirohito - the Showa Era - is all but synonymous with the history of the twentieth century. The story is a dramatic one, with a fascinating cast of characters. In this volume, it is told by one of Japan's most respected economists and historians. Takafusa Nakamur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nakamura, Takafusa, 1925-2013
Other Authors: Whenmouth, Edwin
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Japan : University of Tokyo Press, ©1998.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. A Framework for Analysis / Harold K. Jacobson and Edith Brown Weiss 2. How Compliance Happens and Doesn't Happen Domestically / David Vogel and Timothy Kessler 3. Managing Compliance: A Comparative Perspective / Abram Chayes, Antonia Handler Chayes and Ronald B. Mitchell 4. Contingent Knowledge: Implications for Implementation and Compliance / Sheila Jasanoff 5. The Five International Treaties: A Living History / Edith Brown Weiss 6. The United States: Taking Environmental Treaties Seriously / Michael J. Glennon and Alison L. Stewart 7. The European Union and Compliance: A Story in the Making / Alberta M. Sbragia and Philipp M. Hildebrand 8. Japan: Consensus Based Compliance / James V. Feinerman and Koichiro Fujikura 9. The Soviet Union and the Russian Federation: A Natural Experiment in Environmental Compliance / William Zimmerman, Elena Nikitina and James Clem 10. Hungary: Political Interest, Bureaucratic Will / Ellen Comisso, Peter Hardi and Laszlo Bencze 11. China: Implementation Under Economic Growth and Market Reform / Michel Oksenberg and Elizabeth Economy 12. India: Embedded Capacities / Ronald J. Herring and Erach Bharucha 13. Cameroon's Environmental Accords: Signed, Sealed, but Undelivered / Piers Blaikie and John Mope Simo 14. Brazil: Regional Inequalities and Ecological Diversity in a Federal System / Murillo de Aragao and Stephen Bunker 15. Assessing the Record and Designing Strategies to Engage Countries / Harold K. Jacobson and Edith Brown Weiss.