The Politics of Defense in Japan
Author | : Joseph P. Keddell |
Publisher | : M.E. Sharpe |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : 1563241293 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781563241291 |
Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Examines how the Japanese government used a series of incremental measures in three different periods to manage conflicting international and domestic pressure over defense issues in the context of the county's military dependence on the US since World War II. Details the influence and origins of such constraints as the one-percent of GNP ceiling of defense spending, various international treaties, and the strong public opinion against the military; and concludes that domestic political tranquility is more important to the government than military parity with other countries. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR