{"product_id":"japanese-democracy-and-lessons-for-the-united-states","title":"Japanese Democracy and Lessons for the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a collection of lessons on how best to run elections and politics, using examples from the Japanese experience and showing how elections operate in a non-Western democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing extensive data and evidence from both Japan and the United States, the themes covered include one-party rule, ballot security and voting procedures, election regulations, malapportionment and gerrymandering, court interventions, voter attachments, and distortions of the public will by election rules. In so doing, the analysis challenges conventional wisdom in both Japan and the United States, highlighting surprising and counterintuitive findings from decades of observation. This book also explicitly compares Japan to other, similarly situated democracies. Japan is therefore not treated as a standalone case but, rather, the lessons from Japan are contextualized for greater understanding and can be used to inform discussions about comparative elections and democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering practical advice in relation to elections and the functions of democracy,\u003ci\u003e Japanese Democracy and Lessons for the United States\u003c\/i\u003e will be useful to students and scholars of Japanese, US, and comparative politics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45541746540782,"sku":"9781032238425","price":67.19,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/japanese-democracy-and-lessons-for-the-united-states","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}