Political Corruption and Scandals in Japan

by Matthew Carlson and Steven R. Reed

Combining history with comparative politics, Matthew M. Carlson and Steven R. Reed take on political corruption and scandals, and the reforms designed to counter them, in post-World War II Japan.

Political Corruption and Scandals in Japan makes sense of the scandals that have plagued Japanese politics for more than half a century and attempts to show how reforms have evolved to counter the problems. What causes political corruption...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501715658
• ISBN13: 9781501715655
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher