Building Policy Legitimacy in Japan

TAKAYUKI SAKAMOTO is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Nanzan University (Japan). He was also the recipient of Fulbright-Hays Dissertion Fellowship, University of California Institute on Global Conflict. His current research focuses on comparative political economic policy-making.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: Policy Legitimacy, Unpopular Legislation and the Limits of Self-interest PART I: THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Policy Legitimacy as a Determinant of Policy Outputs PART II: APPLICATIONS The Politics of Consumption Tax in Japan The Politics of Consumption Tax in Japan (2) Electoral Reform Conclusion Bibliography Index

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