Word: localism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...noted that with increased interest in state and local government issues at the Kennedy School, "it was clear that the two groups were moving closer together...
...provoked this Circus Maximus by taking a gamble--one most observers thought he would win easily. He dissolved Japan's parliament, the Diet, in September, and called for a new election less than a year after his surprise victory in the last party election. Nothing recent conservative gains in local elections, Ohira saw a chance to buttress his own power with a big victory for the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which in recent years has lost the Diet majority it had maintained through the last three decades. Ohira stumped for a tax hike to combat a growing Japanese deficit...
...leadership vacuum, however, may increase the responsiveness of the traditionally elite dominated Japanese political system. Without a LDP will have to bow to the pressure of opposition parties and local consumer group movements who have sharply criticized the party's emphasis on or environmental integrity. Opposition parties are already clamoring for the abolition of some of the tax breaks the LDP has granted big business...
...Although local councils have some authority, the political system in China is still organized "from top to bottom," Hofheinz said...
There are no legally sanctioned opposition parties, Maddox said, adding that the "non-communist" winners are probably good citizens and local heroes...