State and Administration in Japan and Germany: A Comparative Perspective on Continuity and Change

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- Comparative Research on the State and Administration in Germany and Japan: The Framework / Muramatsu, Michio / Naschold, Frieder -- I Macrostructure and Macropolitics -- Post-war Politics in Japan: Bureaucracy versus the Party/Parties in Power / Muramatsu, Michio -- From State of Authority to Network State: The German State in Developmental Perspective / Lehmbruch, Gerhard -- Administrative Reform in Japan: Semi-autonomous Bureaucracy under the Pressure toward a Small Government / Ito, Mitsutoshi -- Modernization of the Public Sector and Public Administration in the Federal Republic of Germany - (Mostly) A Story of Fragmented Incrementalism / Wollmann, Hellmut -- II Policy Arenas and Networks - A Comparative Policy Approach -- Social Policy in Japan: Building a Welfare State in a Conservative One Dominant Party System / Tanabe, Kuniaki -- State and Society in German Social Policy: "Path-dependent" Responses to New Challenges / Héritier, Adrienne -- Financing the Japanese Industries: Industrial Policies of The Financial Ministry and Financial Policies of The Industrial Ministry / Mabuchi, Masaru -- Industrial Policy in Germany: Old Issues and New Challenges / Naschold, Frieder -- Cooptation or New Possibility? Japanese Labor Politics in the Era of Neo-Conservatism / Kume, Ikuo -- Concerted Cooperation and Immobilism: Labour Policy in Germany and the Regulation of Early Exit / Oppen, Maria -- Three Contentious Issues in the Political Process of Telecommunications Liberalization in Japan: Neglect of Infrastructural Problems? / Agata, Koichiro -- III The Governance Structure -- Revising the Interpretation of the Japanese Economy: Political Intervention and Market Competition in the Distribution System / Otake, Hideo -- Future Perspectives of State and Administration in Japan and Germany / Muramatsu, Michio / Naschold, Frieder -- About the Contributors -- Backmatter