Includes bibliographical references( p.[167]-180 )and index.
Contents
Citizens and elites in the construction of the LDP system -- Party and voter dealignment : the LDP system disintegrates -- Changing media, changing politics -- Citizens and the prime minister -- Representation and policymaking under LDP administrations in the post-1955 system -- Voters and opposition politicians : the Democratic Party of Japan -- Afterword : where to now?.