Comments on: The contest of policies in the Japanese elections http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/08/23/parties-must-compete-on-growth-strategies/ Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:12:37 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Noah Smith http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/08/23/parties-must-compete-on-growth-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-53145 Noah Smith Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:11:37 +0000 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/?p=6644#comment-53145 There is a huge and important policy difference between the DPJ and LDP: administrative reform. The DPJ will do it; the LDP will not. In fact, without first taking the reins of power away from the bureaucracy, the DPJ wouldn't even be able to enact most of its desired policies - whatever those policies might be. Thus, administrative reform has to come first. That's why it's at the top of the DPJ's platform. There is a huge and important policy difference between the DPJ and LDP: administrative reform. The DPJ will do it; the LDP will not.

In fact, without first taking the reins of power away from the bureaucracy, the DPJ wouldn’t even be able to enact most of its desired policies – whatever those policies might be. Thus, administrative reform has to come first. That’s why it’s at the top of the DPJ’s platform.

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