Japanese Prefectures and Policymaking - Brossura

Reed, Steven R.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0822984970 ISBN 13: 9780822984979

Casa editrice: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, 1986

Riassunto

In this book, Steven R. Reed argues that studying only central administrations and national-level politics yields a picture of greater rigidity than actually exists in modern governments. There is not a simple dichotomy between centralization and local autonomy: many different relationships between levels of government are possible. Reed illustrates his point in nine detailed case studies in which he analyzes the governments of three of Japan's forty-seven prefectures. Reed interviews over one-hundred officials to reveal the innovative policymaking that exists at the local level.

Reed compares how each prefecture addresses pollution control, public housing, and access to the best high school education, and concludes that despite some inefficiency in the system, the results are usually very good. Japan's prefectures are important sources of governmental flexibility and responsiveness.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Steven R. Reed is professor of modern government, Chuo University, Hachioji, Japan.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0822984970
• ISBN 13: 9780822984979
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 208