Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction : analyzing political change : topics, findings, and implications ; Citizenship, fragmentation, and the negotiated polity / Gary D. Allinson -- Patterned pluralism under challenge : the politics of the 1980s / Michio Muramatsu -- State strength and the public interest / Margaret A. McKean -- Financial deregulation and interest intermediation / Frances McCall Rosenbluth -- Deregulation and legalization of financial policy / Masaru Mabuchi -- A tale of twin industries : labor accommodation in the private sector / Ikuo Kume -- Public sector labor and the privatization challenge : the railway and telecommunications unions / Mike Mochizuki -- Rengo and its osmotic networks / Yutaka Tsujinaka -- Of fairy cloaks and familiar talks : the politics of consulation / Frank Schwartz -- The rise and retreat of a neoliberal reform : controversies over land use policy / Hideo Otake

Privatizing regulation : the implementation of the large-scale retail stores law / Frank Upham -- Conclusion : structuring political bargains : government, Gyokai, and markets / Yasunori Sone

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