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A Directory of Some Interest Groups and Governmental Organizations Concerned With National Environmental Policies

This report briefly describes selected associations that have demonstrated strong and continuous interest in environmental protection policies of the United States. It provides background information on some of the active participants in national policy discussions. The set of organizations abstracted for this report is not comprehensive; many groups necessarily have been omitted, often because they failed to respond to our request for information. An attempt was made to balance divergent polit… more

Date: September 21, 1993

Creator: Schierow, Linda-Jo

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Japan's Politics and Government in Transition

Japan's politics and government are undergoing a historic transition. The 38-year one-party rule of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) came to an end on July 18, 1993, when the party was voted out of power, even as it remained the single largest party in the lower house of Japan's bicameral Diet, or parliament. Seven non-communist parties, with little in common save their shared interest in dethroning the LDP, formed a shaky coalition.

Date: January 21, 1994

Creator: Shinn, Rinn-Sup