Explores the politics and economics of the Abe government and evaluates major policies, such as Abenomics policy reforms.

Politics in Japan is undergoing a major transformation. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has, since 2012,

During the last 30 years, the Japanese political economy system has experienced significant changes that are usually not well understood or analysed because of

Shinzo Abe entered politics burdened by high expectations: that he would change Japan. In 2007, seemingly overwhelmed, he resigned after only a year as prime mi

The authors argue that with the election of the Abe Government in December 2012, Japanese politics has entered a radically new phase they describe as the “201