Description:
The country's basic social contract has so far proved resistant to reform, even in the face of persistently adverse conditions. In this book, Leonard J. Schoppa explains why it has endured and how long it can last.
Brief description: Leonard J. Schoppa is Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Education Reform in Japan: A Case of Immobilist Politics and Bargaining with Japan: What American Pressure Can and Cannot Do.
Review Quotes:
For those interested in Japan's current social agenda, Leonard Schoppa's book offers a masterful view. Schoppa sets the record straight on recent social trends and government policies, and he provides a sophisticated analysis of how the two interact.
--Steven K. Vogel "Journal of Japanese Studies"