Title Institutions, incentives and electoral participation in Japan : cross-level and cross-national perspectives / Yusaku Horiuchi.

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 147 pages) : illustrations.
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Series	The Nissan Institute/RoutledgeCurzon Japanese studies
	Nissan Institute/RoutledgeCurzon Japanese studies.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-141) and index.
Summary	Amongst the many ways in which Japan confounds sociological theory is that the turnout for municipal elections exceeds that for national elections. Yusaku Horiuchi examines the reasons for this phenomenon, looking closely at the role of institutions & the incentives that attract voters to the polls.
Contents	Introduction -- Turnout twist : higher voter turnout in lower-level elections -- A rational choice model of relative voter turnout -- Three levels of quantitative tests -- Culture or institutions? : elections in a traditional society -- Conclusion.
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Subject	Local elections -- Japan.
	Local elections.
	Japan.
	Political participation -- Japan.
	Political participation.
	Local elections -- Cross-cultural studies.
	Political participation -- Cross-cultural studies.
	Comparative government.
	Comparative government.
Genre/Form	Cross-cultural studies.
	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Horiuchi, Yusaku. Institutions, incentives and electoral participation in Japan. London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005 0415331765 (DLC) 2004002088 (OCoLC)54400123
ISBN	020339786X (electronic book)
	9780203397862 (electronic book)
	0415331765 (Cloth)