Factional Politics in the Liberal Democratic Party - Explaining Change and Continuity in Japan's Economic Statecraft

What explains change and continuity in Japan's economic statecraft? This Element examines the interplay between factional dynamics in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Japan's foreign policy through two cases.

List of contents

1. Change and Continuity in Japanese Foreign Policy; 2. Factional Politics in the LDP; 3. Russia Now a Foe; 4. Enduring Friendship with Southeast Asia; 5. Where is Japan Headed?.

Product details

• Authors: Michael J. Gigante, Gigante Michael, Wan Ming
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9781009609005
• ISBN: 978-1-009-60900-5
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Elements in Indo-Pacific Security
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Japan, Economics, finance, business & management, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence, Economics, finance, business and management, Groupings linked by seas, Indo-Pacific