附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages [202]-208) and index.
Part 1. The political context of the 1996 and 2000 elections -- The 1993 election and the end of LDP one-party dominance / Steven R. Reed -- Realignment between the 1993 and 1996 elections / Steven R. Reed -- Realignment between the 1996 and 2000 elections / Steven R. Reed -- Part 2. Four prefectural case studies -- Political realignment in Nagano: Hata Tsutomu and the new opposition challenge the LDP / Ethan Scheiner -- A local five-party alliance challenges the LDP in Hyogo / Karen E. Cox -- Inheriting the 'conservative kingdom' in Ibaraki / Hulda Thóra Sveinsdóttir -- Kagoshima: the prefecture that realignment forgot / Robert Weiner -- Part 3. Statistical analysis -- Who won the 1996 election? / Steven R. Reed -- Who won the 2000 election? / Steven R. Reed.
摘要:Following the most significant party reform in Japanese history, this book analyses the most recent national elections of 1996 and 2000 that have been held under a new electoral system, examining voter behaviour and how it is influenced.
