Italy and Japan: How Similar Are They? A Comparative Analysis of Pol

This book provides an enlightening comparative analysis of Japan’s and Italy’s political cultures and systems, economics, and international relations from World War II to the present day. It addresses a variety of fascinating questions, ranging from the o

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Silvio Beretta Axel Berkofsky Fabio Rugge Editors

Italy and Japan: How Similar Are They? A Comparative Analysis of Politics, Economics, and International Relations

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Italy and Japan: How Similar Are They? A Comparative Analysis of Politics, Economics, and International Relations

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Editors Silvio Beretta Axel Berkofsky Fabio Rugge Department of Political and Social Sciences University of Pavia Pavia Italy

ISSN 2280-1464 ISSN 2280-2088 (electronic) ISBN 978-88-470-2567-7 ISBN 978-88-470-2568-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-88-470-2568-4 Springer Milan Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014941956  Springer-Verlag Italia 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Foreword

What have the geographically and culturally so distant Italy and Japan in common as regards respective politics and political culture, economic structures and international relations? As it turns out and as the authors of this edited volume explain, quite a bit. The editors Silvio Beretta, Axel Berkofsky and Fabio Rugge have invited a group of well-known European, American and Japanese scholars to examin