The Politics of Japanese Defense - Managing Internal and External Pressures

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan uses incremental changes to manage conflicting pressures over defence.This work focuses on the establishment of defence policy constraints through 1992. It discusses the various implications of using defence policy as a means of conflict management.

List of contents

part The Politics of Defense in Japan; Chapter 1 An Approach to the Study of Defense Policy-making in Japan; Chapter 2 The Establishment of Defense Constraints; Chapter 3 Fiscal Restraint Versus U.S. Pressures for Greater Defense Efforts; Chapter 4 The Commitment to Attain Defense Plans; Chapter 5 Conclusion;

About the author

Keddell, Joseph P.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph P. Keddell, Keddell Joseph P.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781563241291
• ISBN: 978-1-56324-129-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Japan, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, International Relations, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies