<論説>地方分権と合併について : 兵庫県内の事例と意識調査からの考察  [in Japanese] <Article>Decentralization Reform and Municipal Annexation : Case Studies and Survey Researches in Hyogo Prefecture  [in Japanese]

1 Introduction 2 Municipal Mayors' Response to Decentralization Reform in Hyogo Prefecture (1) Findings from Questionaire to Municipal Mayors (2) Findings from Interview to Municipal Mayors 3 Municipal Annexation in Hyogo Prefecture (1) Evaluation of 1999 Municipal Annexation in Taki County (2) The Other Movements of Municipal Annexation in Hyogo Prefecture 4 Decentralization Reform and Municipal Annexation (1) Decentralization Reform and Self Government (2) Self Government and Municipal Annexation (3) Size and Democracy