TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Daniel M.
TI  - Dynasties and democracy: the inherited incumbency advantage in Japan 
T2  - Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
SN  - 9781503613614
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Stanford, California
PB  - Standford University Press
KW  - Politicians
KW  - Family relationships
KW  - Japan
KW  - Families
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Incumbency (Public officers)
KW  - Political parties
KW  - Democracy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-342) and index; Introduction : dynasties in democracies -- Putting Japan into comparative perspective -- A comparative theory of dynastic candidate selection -- Selection : from family business to party priority -- Election : the inherited incumbency advantage -- Promotion : dynastic dominance in the cabinet -- The consequences of dynastic politics for representation -- Conclusion : family fiefdoms and party politics
ER  -