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oapen-20.500.12657-464642021-12-24T08:49:39Z Chapter 1 Theories of local power and multi-level conflict 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. 2021-02-02T15:01:41Z 2021-02-02T15:01:41Z 2017 chapter ONIX_20210202_9781317265627_chpt_16 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/46464 eng Routledge Contemporary Japan Series application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781317265627-ch01.pdf Taylor & Francis Local Politics and National Policy Local Politics and National Policy Routledge 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 4909bede-a8f8-45e2-b3d5-0ec3bab7c1a6 4909bede-a8f8-45e2-b3d5-0ec3bab7c1a6 Routledge 21 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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