{"product_id":"the-origin-of-japans-protectionist-hironori-sasada-9781032539423","title":"The Origin of Japan's Protectionist Agricultural Policy: Agricultural Administration in Modern Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the origins of Japan's protectionist agricultural policies through an in-depth historical analysis of Japanese agricultural policies between the Meiji period and the end of WWII. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt offers a constructivist account for the rise of protectionism, examining the policies of prewar agricultural bureaucrats who played critical roles in the policymaking process. It argues that protectionist agricultural policy in Japan was not originally generated by the \"iron triangle\" (a political alliance consisted of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Agricultural Ministry, and farmers' organizations) but by a prewar agricultural bureaucrats' policy idea called \u003ci\u003eshōnō ron \u003c\/i\u003e(thoughts on small-scale farming). Ultimately the book reveals how, contrary to suggestions of previous scholarship, the protective measures based on \u003ci\u003eshōnō ron \u003c\/i\u003eforged the necessary conditions for the emergence of \"iron triangle\" after the end of WWII, which in turn institutionalized Japan's subsequent protectionist agricultural regime. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining such topics as the origin of protectionist policy, the formation of actors' preferences, and the broader effects of agricultural policy ideas, this book will be a valuable reading for scholars and students of Japanese politics, agricultural policy, and political economy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hironori Sasada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032539429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032539423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Hironori Sasada","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44583934656767,"sku":"9781032539423","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9938be8b-5650-45e1-8180-5555026fb94c.jpg?v=1701884350","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-origin-of-japans-protectionist-hironori-sasada-9781032539423","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}