Patricia L. Maclachlan's Books

Betting on the Farm

Institutional Change in Japanese Agriculture

By: Patricia L. Maclachlan,Kay Shimizu

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Betting on the Farm

Institutional Change in Japanese Agriculture

By: Patricia L. Maclachlan,Kay Shimizu

Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA), a nationwide network of farm cooperatives, is under increasing pressure to expand farmer incomes by adapting coop strategies to changing market incentives. Some coops have adapted more successfully than others. In Betting on the Farm, Patricia L. Maclachlan and Kay Shimizu attribute these differences to three sets of local variables: resource endowments and product-specific market conditions, coop leadership, and the organization of farmer-members behind new coop strategies. Using in-depth case studies and profiles of different types of farmers, Betting on the Farm also explores the evolution of the formal and informal institutional foundations of postwar agriculture; the electoral sources of JA's influence; the interactive effects of economic liberalization and demographic pressures (an aging farm population and acute shortage of farm successors) on the propensity for change within the farm sector; and the diversification of Japan's traditional farm households and the implications for farmer ties with JA.

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160

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Cornell University Press

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1501762133

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9781501762130

Consumer Politics in Postwar Japan

The Institutional Boundaries of Citizen Activism

By: Patricia L. Maclachlan

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Consumer Politics in Postwar Japan

The Institutional Boundaries of Citizen Activism

By: Patricia L. Maclachlan

Providing comparisons to the United States and Britain, this book examines Japan's postwar consumer protection movement. Organized largely by and for housewives and spurred by major cases of price gouging and product contamination, the movement led to the passage of basic consumer protection legislation in 1968. Although much of the story concerns the famous "iron triangle" of big business, national bureaucrats, and conservative party politics, Maclachlan takes a broader perspective. She points to the importance of activity at the local level, the role of minority parties, the limited utility of the courts, and the place of lawyers and academics in providing access to power. These mild social strategies have resulted in a significant amount of consumer protection.

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337

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Columbia University Press

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0231505612

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9780231505611

The People’s Post Office

The History and Politics of the Japanese Postal System, 1871–2010

By: Patricia L. Maclachlan

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The People’s Post Office

The History and Politics of the Japanese Postal System, 1871–2010

By: Patricia L. Maclachlan

In 2001, Prime Minister Koizumi Jun’ichirō launched a crusade to privatize Japan’s postal services. The plan was hailed as a necessary structural reform, but many bemoaned the loss of traditional institutions and the conservative values they represented. Few expected the plan to succeed, given the staunch opposition of diverse parties, but four years later it appeared that Koizumi had transformed not only the post office but also the very institutional and ideological foundations of Japanese finance and politics. By all accounts, it was one of the most astonishing political achievements in postwar Japanese history. Patricia L. Maclachlan analyzes the interplay among the institutions, interest groups, and leaders involved in the system’s evolution from the early Meiji period until 2010. Exploring the postal system’s remarkable range of economic, social, and cultural functions and its institutional relationship to the Japanese state, this study shows how the post office came to play a leading role in the country’s political development. It also looks into the future to assess the resilience of Koizumi’s reforms and consider the significance of lingering opposition to the privatization of one of Japan’s most enduring social and political sanctuaries.

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393

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BRILL

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1684175127

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9781684175123

World Regional Geography without Subregions

Global Patterns, Local Lives

By: Lydia Mihelic Pulsipher,Alex Pulsipher,Patricia L. Price

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World Regional Geography without Subregions

Global Patterns, Local Lives

By: Lydia Mihelic Pulsipher,Alex Pulsipher,Patricia L. Price

Alone among books for the regional geography course, Pulsipher and Pulsiphers World Regional Geography humanizes geographical issues, showing how larger geographical forces affect the lives of individuals and communities around the globe. Students explore the field's defining concepts by focusing on the stories of real people, global trends and interregional linkages, and contemporary topics that transcend regional borders (the war on terrorism, global political order, interregional trade, the global economy, popular culture, the environment, and the Internet). Along with a thorough updating, this edition introduces several new features that will help students explore geography across regions, while enhancing the book's standing as the most highly visual textbook for the world regional course.

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Macmillan Higher Education

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1464174423

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9781464174421

Consumer Politics in Postwar Japan

The Institutional Boundaries of Citizen Activism

By: Patricia L. Maclachlan

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Consumer Politics in Postwar Japan

The Institutional Boundaries of Citizen Activism

By: Patricia L. Maclachlan

This book examines Japan's postwar consumer protection movement, which, organized largely by housewives, led to the passage of basic consumer protection legislation in 1968. Macmillan points to the importance of activity at the local level, the role of minority parties, the limited utility of the courts, and the place of lawyers and academics in providing access to power.

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0231123469

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9780231123464

Book's by Patricia L. Maclachlan

Betting on the Farm

Betting on the Farm

Consumer Politics in Postwar Japan

Consumer Politics in Postwar Japan

The People’s Post Office

The People’s Post Office

World Regional Geography without Subregions

World Regional Geography without Subregions

Consumer Politics in Postwar Japan

Consumer Politics in Postwar Japan

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