Local politics and national policy : multi-level conflicts in Japan and beyond
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Local politics and national policy : multi-level conflicts in Japan and beyond
Routledge , [Amazon], c2017
- : pbk
- Other Title
-
Routledge contemporary Japan series
Available at 1 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Reprint. Originally published: Routledge, 2018 (Routledge contemporary Japan series ; 68 [i.e. 69])
"First published 2017 by Routledge ... First issued in paperback 2018"--T.p. verso
On added t.p.: List of Routledge contemporary Japan series. 58. Decision-making reform in Japan ... 68. Intercultural communication in Japan. 68. Local politics and national policy
"Printed in Japan. 落丁、乱丁本のお問い合わせは Amazon.co.jp カスタマーサービスへ"--Last page (p. [174])
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is about why and how central and local governments clash over important national policy decisions. Its empirical focus is on the local politics of Japan which has significantly shaped, and been shaped by, larger developments in national politics. The book argues that since the 1990s, changes in the national political arena, fiscal and administrative decentralization, as well as broader socio-economic developments have led to a decoupling of once closely integrated national and local party systems in Japan. Such decoupling has led to a breakdown of symbiotic relations between the centre and regions. In its place are increasing strains between national and local governments leading to greater intra-party conflict, inter-governmental conflicts, and more chief executives with agendas and resources increasingly autonomous of the national ruling party.
Although being a book primarily focused on the Japanese case, the study seeks to contribute to a broader understanding of how local partisans shape national policy-making. The book theorizes and investigates how the degree of state centralization, vertical integration for party organizations, and partisan congruence in different levels of government affect inter-governmental relations.
Japan's experience is compared with Germany, Canada, and the UK to explore sources of multi-level policy conflict.
Table of Contents
List of figures/tables
Acknowledgement
Introduction
Chapter 1: Theories of local power and multi-level conflict
Chapter 2: Local autonomy and partisan linkages in post-war Japan
Chapter 3: Campaigning against the capital: Multi-level conflicts within the LDP
Chapter 4: The politics of local opposition: Multi-level conflicts under the DPJ
Chapter 5: Governors and governments: Multilevel conflicts between executives
Chapter 6: Multilevel conflicts in Canada, Germany, and the UK
Conclusion
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"