| ID | 161402 |
| Title Proper | Electoral Strategy and Intergovernmental Transfers in Postwar Japan |
| Other Title Information | who sees the unseen pork? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | McMichael, Taylor C |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Japanese distributive politics draws scholarly attention as a partial but powerful explanation of the LDP’s electoral dominance via the contention that the LDP rewarded its supporters and punished its opponents. But the empirical evidence disappears when intergovernmental transfers, which can be tracked to electoral constituencies, are examined. Using intergovernmental transfer data, this article tests four separate hypotheses. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Survey Vol. 58, No.5; Sep-Oct 2018: p.847-873 |
| Journal Source | Asian Survey Vol: 58 No 5 |
| Key Words | Japanese Politics ; Distributive Politics ; Pork-Barrel Politics ; Japanese Economic Policy |