02840namaa2200457uu 4500001001000000003000600010005001700016006001900033007001500052008004100067020001800108020001800126024003100144040001700175041000800192042000700200072001600207072001600223072001700239072001600256720003600272245008200308260002700390300003100417336002600448337002600474338003600500490004000536506005100576520137700627540006302004546001202067650004002079650003002119650003402149650003202183653001602215793001802231856011602249999001702365doab29779oapen20260305123945.0m     o  d        cr|mn|---annan210210s2017    xx |||||o     ||| 0|eng d  a9781315636634  a97813156366347 a10.4324/97813156366342doi  aoapencoapen0 aeng  adc 7aJPL2bicssc 7aJPP2bicssc 7aJPQB2bicssc 7aJPR2bicssc1 aHijino, Ken Victor Leonard4aut00aLocal Politics and National PolicybMulti-level Conflicts in Japan and Beyond  bTaylor & Francisc2017  a1 online resource (182 p.)  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aRoutledge Contemporary Japan Series0 aFree-to-readfUnrestricted online access2star  aThis 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.  aAll rights reserveduhttp://oapen.org/content/about-rights  aEnglish 7aCentral government policies2bicssc 7aPolitical parties2bicssc 7aPublic administration2bicssc 7aRegional government2bicssc  amulti-level0 aDOAB Library.40uhttps://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/2977970zFree-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication  c92641d92641