Japan's subnational government: Toward greater decentralization and participatory democracy

Japanese Politics Today: From Karaoke to Kabuki Democracy

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 163-181

  Jain, Purnendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 85018193993     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230370838     Document Type: Chapter

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