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Framework\nMasahiro MOGAKI\nDepartment of Politics\nThe University of Sheffield\nA Dissertation submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy\nMarch 2013\n\u000f\n\u0003Contents\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-3\" \\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741323\" \u0014Contents\t\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741323 \\h \u0014i\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741324\" \u0014Acknowledgements\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741324 \\h \u0014iv\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741325\" \u0014Abstract\t\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741325 \\h \u0014v\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741326\" \u0014Abbreviation\t\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741326 \\h \u0014vi\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741327\" \u0014Chapter 1\tIntroduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741327 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741328\" \u00141.1\tInterest in the developed state and regulation\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741328 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741329\" \u00141.2\tThe framework and the core theme\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741329 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741330\" \u00141.3\tThe proposition and research questions\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741330 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741331\" \u00141.4\tThe structure of the thesis\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741331 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741332\" \u0014Chapter 2 \tThe Development of the Japanese State\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741332 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741333\" \u00142.1\tIntroduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741333 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741334\" \u00142.2\tThe developmental state\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741334 \\h \u001416\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741335\" \u00142.3\tThe pluralist approach\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741335 \\h \u001421\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741336\" \u00142.3.1\tThe role of party politicians\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741336 \\h \u001421\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741337\" \u00142.3.2\tStrong business\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741337 \\h \u001427\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741338\" \u00142.3.3\tThe regulation dominated by the private sector: self-regulation\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741338 \\h \u001432\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741339\" \u00142.4\tThe revisited strong state thesis\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741339 \\h \u001434\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741340\" \u00142.5\tRational choice\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741340 \\h \u001440\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741341\" \u00142.6\tChallenges to Japan and its transformation\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741341 \\h \u001446\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741342\" \u00142.7\tConclusion\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741342 \\h \u001459\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741343\" \u0014Chapter 3\tThe Change of Governance and Institutions\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741343 \\h \u001465\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741344\" \u00143.1\tIntroduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741344 \\h \u001465\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741345\" \u00143.2\tChallenges to the state\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741345 \\h \u001468\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741346\" \u00143.3\tThe evolution of the governance literature: debating governance\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741346 \\h \u001474\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741347\" \u00143.4\tApproaches to governance: the core executive and the regulatory state\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741347 \\h \u001478\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741348\" \u00143.4.1\tThe core executive\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741348 \\h \u001478\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741349\" \u00143.4.2\tThe regulatory state\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741349 \\h \u001490\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741350\" \u00143.4.3\tAn example of the regulatory state 1: the United Kingdom\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741350 \\h \u001495\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741351\" \u00143.4.4\tAn example of the regulatory state 2: New Zealand\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741351 \\h \u001498\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741352\" \u00143.4.5\tThe summary of the two key concepts\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741352 \\h \u0014103\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741353\" \u00143.5\tExplaining change: institutional changes and path dependency\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741353 \\h \u0014105\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741354\" \u00143.5.1\tPath dependency\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741354 \\h \u0014107\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741355\" \u00143.5.2\tThe change of institutions: endogenous adaptation\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741355 \\h \u0014112\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741356\" \u00143.6\tConclusion\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741356 \\h \u0014117\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741357\" \u0014Chapter 4\tMethodology\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741357 \\h \u0014123\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741358\" \u00144.1\tIntroduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741358 \\h \u0014123\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc349741359\" \u00144.2\tA critical realist position\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc349741359 \\h \u0014124\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK","cbCaigXBovIUJ8Gq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigXBovIUJ8Gq","docx",797409,382,"English","# Chapter 1 Introduction\n## Interest in the developed state and regulation\n## The framework and the core theme\n## The proposition and research questions\n## The structure of the thesis\n# Chapter 2 The Development of the Japanese State\n## The developmental state\n## The pluralist approach\n## Rational choice\n## Conclusion\n# Chapter 3 The Change of Governance and Institutions\n## Challenges to the state\n## Approaches to governance: the core executive and the regulatory state\n## Explaining change: institutional changes and path dependency\n## Conclusion\n# Chapter 4 Methodology\n## A critical realist position\n## Qualitative research methods\n## Case study selection\n## Operationalisation\n# Chapter 5 The Evolving ICT Sector and the Transformed State\n## The development of Japan’s ICT sector and the involvement of the core executive\n## The embeddedness of the independent regulator and the evolution of regulation\n## Hollowing out or reconstituted? The capacity of the core executive\n## Conclusion","[{\"question\":\"What is the core research focus of the dissertation?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on how Japan’s regulatory framework transforms in an era of governance, analyzed through the evolving relationship between the state, regulators, and sector actors.\"},{\"question\":\"Which governance elements are emphasized in explaining regulatory change?\",\"answer\":\"The dissertation highlights the core executive, the regulatory state, independent regulators, and how institutional change and path dependence explain developments over time.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study investigate its case?\",\"answer\":\"It uses qualitative research methods supported by a critical realist position, including elite interviewing and document analysis, with a structured approach to operationalisation and case study selection.\"}]","The Transformation of the Japanese State in an Era of Governance - A Case Study of the Evolving Regulatory Framework - Dissertation | DOCX",1788125195,134]