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oapen-20.500.12657-464102022-04-26T11:14:53Z Local Politics and National Policy Hijino, Ken Victor Leonard multi-level bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPR Regional government bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPL Political parties bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPP Public administration bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPQ Central government::JPQB Central government policies 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. 2021-02-02T14:38:22Z 2021-02-02T14:38:22Z 2017 book ONIX_20210202_9781317265627_18 9781315636634 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/46410 eng Routledge Contemporary Japan Series Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781315636634 10.4324/9781315636634 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 204f9a43-1626-4b2b-969b-f5f126b1c3fc 204f9a43-1626-4b2b-969b-f5f126b1c3fc 9781315636634 Routledge 182 open access
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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.
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