Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Abbreviations xvii
6. Chapter 1. The Liberal Democratic Party in Time 1
7. Chapter 2. The Kōenkai 29
8. Chapter 3. The Kōenkai Today 65
9. Chapter 4. Factions under the Single Nontransferable Vote System 100
10. Chapter 5. Factions Today 128
11. Chapter 6. The Policy Affairs Research Council and Policymaking under the ’55 System 154
12. Chapter 7. The Policy Affairs Research Council after Reform 188
13. Chapter 8. Party Leadership in the ’55 System 203
14. Chapter 9. The Changing Role of Party Leadership 226
15. Chapter 10. The Liberal Democratic Party out of Time? 260
16. Coded Interviews 289
17. References 293
18. Index 311