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List of tables and figure; Series editors' preface; Acknowledgements; 1.Introduction; 2. The collapse of oligarchy: failed attempts atcartel-maintenance; 3. Concession or facade: the Meiji constitution; 4.Electoral rules and party competition: the struggle for political survival;5. The bureaucracy: who ruled whom?; 6. The courts: who monitored whom?; 7.The military: master of its own fate; 8. Financial politics; 9. Railroadpolitics; 10. Cotton politics; 11. Conclusion: institutions and politicalcontrol; Notes; References; Index.