Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-237) and index.
Pt. I. Political Environments Surrounding the Prime Minister. 1. Two Dimensions of Fraction: An Analytical Framework. 2. The Prime Ministers after the 1993 Political Change -- Pt. II. The Power of the Prime Minister. 3. Institutional Sources of Power. 4. Informal Sources of Power -- Pt. III. Major Reform and the Prime Minister. 5. Administrative Reform by Suzuki and Nakasone. 6. Tax Reform by Nakasone and Takeshita. 7. Administrative Reform by Hashimoto