Institutions, incentives and electoral participation in Japan : cross-level and cross-national perspectives - Horiuchi, Yusaku (New York : Routledge/RoutledgeCurzon, 2004)
Introduction -- Turnout twist : higher voter turnout in lower-level elections -- A rational choice model of relative voter turnout -- Levels of quantitative tests -- Culture or institutions? elections in a traditional society -- Conclusion
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
Includes bibliographical references
Keywords: Local elections -- Japan; Political participation -- Japan; Local elections -- Cross-cultural studies; Political participation -- Cross-cultural studies; Comparative government