Institute: International Christian University
Author: Linas Didvalis
Assertion date: 2014-09-05
Link:
https://icu.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&item_id=4016&item_no=1&page_id=13&block_id=17
The dissertation analyzes the activities of Japanese interest groups and the dynamics of their relationship with state institutions after the Second World War, using a forest and wood policy as a case study. The study reveals the relationship and power relations between different ministries, the impact of foreign policy on domestic policies, the fragmentation and the dependence on support from foreign organizations of civil society, and the actions of business representatives to defend their interests. The dissertation presents a complex and often contradictory situation of a globalizing Japan, in which the ambition to preserve the environment and to ensure economic growth by providing access to cheap, country-specific raw materials, is illustrated.