Executive Summary

This report examines interests of each role in social members and evaluates power relations in society, which covers government, corporations and civil society. Research method is covered a literature review which is based on quality academic journal articles, texts and research institutes’ materials. The report clarifies each member’s interaction and its power residents. This power resident and relationship can be reformed through social agenda setting. There is possibility that power-balanced society in capitalism can be diminished through its change into neoliberalism agenda. This is examined through reviewing Japan’s development in last couple of decade.
Contents Table

1.0 introduction..............................................................................................3

2.0 Role and power resident.........................................................................3 2.1 The role and power resident of Government.....................................................3 2.2 The role and power resident of Corporations....................................................4 2.3 The role and power resident of Citizens...........................................................5

3.0 An Interaction of Government, Corporations and Citizens…………6

4.0 Character of social context (capitalism, neoliberalism)…………....7 4.1 A power interaction in Capitalism...................................................................7 4.2 A power interaction in Neoliberalism..............................................................8

5.0 Analyzing power relations in recent decades of Japanese society…10

6.0 Conclusion..............................................................................................12

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