State-building, economic development, and democracy : the Japanese experience (English)

The remolding of the state from an autocratic to a democratic one in postwar Japan is sometimes regarded as a successful case of external intervention for state-building. When Americans landed in Japan two weeks after Japan's acceptance of unconditional surrender, they expected to meet a fanatic and intransigent people. Instead they were surprised by the orderly and peaceful behavior of Japanese soldiers and citizens (Tamaki 2005, 13-20). Disarmament...

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Tsunekawa, Keiichi;

Yoshida, Kohei;
Document Date
2010/04/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
62056
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Japan,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2011/06/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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State-building, economic development, and democracy : the Japanese experience
Keywords
War

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Tsunekawa, Keiichi; Yoshida, Kohei.

State-building, economic development, and democracy : the Japanese experience (English). World Development Report background papers ; 2011 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/704191468272998125

State-building, economic development, and democracy : the Japanese experience (English)

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