Rise and Fall of Japan's LDP
After holding power continuously from its inception in 1955 (with the exception of a ten-month hiatus in 1993–1994), Japan''s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost control of the national government decisively in September 2009. Despite its defeat, the LDP remains the most successful political party in a democracy in the post–World War II period. In The Rise and Fall of Japan''s LDP, Ellis S. Krauss...
After holding power continuously from its inception in 1955 (with the exception of a ten-month hiatus in 1993–1994), Japan''s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost control of the national government decisively in September 2009. Despite its defeat, the LDP remains the most successful political party in a democracy in the post–World War II period. In The Rise and Fall of Japan''s LDP, Ellis S. Krauss...
