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This comprehensive study investigates the role of factionalism in Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its profound influence on the nation’s economic statecraft. Michael J. Gigante and Ming Wan analyze how internal party rivalries, competing interests, and factional alignments have shaped Japan’s economic policies, trade relations, and strategic positioning in the Indo-Pacific region.
The authors examine both continuity and change within the LDP’s approach to economic governance, demonstrating how factional dynamics create constraints and opportunities for policy innovation. Through detailed case studies and historical analysis, the book reveals the mechanisms through which factional competition affects Japan’s economic decision-making at both domestic and international levels.
Published by Cambridge University Press as part of the Elements in Indo-Pacific Security series, this work provides essential insights into Japanese politics and economics for scholars, policymakers, and students of East Asian affairs.
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