The Supreme Court and Benign Elite Democracy in Japan - Professor Hiroshi Itoh - Google Books

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The Constitution of Japan has served the country for more than half a century, creating and maintaining a stable and functional democratic system. This book innovatively interprets Japanese politics as a ‘benign elite democracy’ whilst demonstrating the…