The Rise and Fall of Japan's Ldp: Political Party Organizations as Historical Institutions

by Ellis S. Krauss and Robert J. Pekkanen

Book Overview

After holding power continuously from its inception in 1955 (with the exception of a ten-month hiatus in 1993-1994), Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost control of the national government decisively in September 2009. Despite its defeat, the LDP remains the most successful political party in a democracy in the post-World War II period. In The Rise and Fall of Japan's LDP, Ellis S. Krauss and Robert J. Pekkanen shed light on the puzzle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801476828
• ISBN13: 9780801476822
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher