1st Edition
Regional Administration in Japan Departure from uniformity
By Shunsuke Kimura
Copyright 2017
160 Pages
78 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
78 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
78 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In Japan, the main local administrative affairs are traditionally allotted to prefectures and municipalities, while communal disposal systems, fire-fighting and regional development takes secondary importance. However, two new changes to the frame of local governments have altered the main frameworks of national and provincial governance. With decentralization reforms taking effect, more local... Read more
1. Introduction
2. The basic structure of Japan’s local government
3. The basic structure of Japan’s wide-area (regional) governance
4. Change of the Structure
5. Conclusion
6. References
Biography
Shunsuke Kimura is Professor at the Graduate School of Law in Hitotsubashi University, Japan.
