The Japanese Diet and the U.S. Congress

ISBN-13: 9780367308780 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 212 str.

Francis Valeo; Charles E. Morrison

Opis

This book shows the similarities and the differences of the Japanese Diet and the U.S. Congress. It illuminates significant factors for the differing roles of the Diet and the Congress in the two governments and the style of each government and helps shape the nature of the interaction between them.

Spis treści

Foreword -- Introduction -- The Japanese Diet -- The Diet in the Japanese Political System -- Political Parties and the Diet -- Diet Structure, Organization, and Procedures -- Diet Members -- The Diet and the Bureaucracy: The Budget as a Case Study -- The Role of the Diet in Foreign Policy and Defense -- The U.S. Congress -- Congress in the U.S. Political System -- The U.S. Congress: Structure, Party Organization, and Leadership -- The Making of a Law: The U.S. Legislative Process -- The Member of the U.S. Congress -- The U.S. Congress in Budgeting and Finance -- The U.S. Congress in Foreign Relations, Trade, and Defense -- Conference Participants