The Pledges of the Parochial Pork Barrels in the Japanese 1990s General Elections

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• This article examines how and why Japanese politicians promise the pork barrels to their constituencies. Analyzing the data of the electoral pledges which are classified by both the target and the content, the following findings are obtained, (1) candidates of conservative camp prefer the local-based pork barrels, (2) transportation, construction and promotion of local economy are more appealed to local communities rather than the whole people or some groups of voters, (3) local pork barrels were mentioned in 1990 most, and have been reduced later in the boom of reform, and (4) they have been survived through elections at high rate, especially after 1993. And also we test two hypotheses; one correlates the power of politicians and pork barrels, and the other regards the electoral vulnerability as their motive. Our data shows they are compatible, though the power hypothesis is predominant. This suggests the Japanese exclusive and systematic process of distribute policies is still well-functioned, while freshmen or weak politicians can get some peripheral pork barrels and the survival chances.

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著者

• 品田 裕

  神戸大学大学院法学研究科

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• The Pledges of the Parochial Pork Barrels in the Japanese 1990s General Elections

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