Institutions, Incentives and Electoral Participation in Japan: Cross-Level and Cross-National Perspectives

by Yusaku Horiuchi

American and European political scientists have claimed that subnational elections almost always record lower voter turnout than national elections. In Japan, however, municipal elections often record considerably higher turnout than national elections, particularly in small towns and villages. Institutions, Incentives and Electoral Participation in Japan theoretically and empirically explores this puzzling 'turnout twist' phenomenon from comparative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415331765
• ISBN13: 9780415331760
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"