LEADER 03768oam 2200625I 450 001 9910831873303321 005 20240505231715.0 010 $a9781317265627 010 $a1317265629 010 $a9781315636634 010 $a1315636638 010 $a9781317265610 010 $a1317265610 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315636634 035 $a(CKB)3710000001305040 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4851366 035 $a(OCoLC)991721873 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/29779 035 $a(ScCtBLL)ab2a6dda-bde3-462d-a3dc-55b8aa0af328 035 $a(oapen)doab29779 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001305040 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aLocal politics and national policy $emulti-level conflicts in Japan and beyond /$fKen Victor Leonard Hijino 205 $a1st ed. 210 $cTaylor & Francis$d2017 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (172 pages) 225 1 $aRoutledge Contemporary Japan Series 311 08$a9780367141868 311 08$a0367141868 311 08$a9781138640412 311 08$a1138640417 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $a1. Theories of local power and multi-level conflict -- 2. Local autonomy and partisan linkages in post-war Japan -- 3. Campaigning against the capital : multi-level conflicts within the LDP -- 4. The politics of local opposition : multi-level conflicts under the DPJ -- 5. Governors and governments : multilevel conflicts between executives -- 6. Multilevel conflicts in Canada, Germany, and the UK. 330 $aThis book is about why and how central and local governments clash over important national policy decisions. Its empirical focus is on the local politics of Japan which has significantly shaped, and been shaped by, larger developments in national politics. The book argues that since the 1990s, changes in the national political arena, fiscal and administrative decentralization, as well as broader socio-economic developments have led to a decoupling of once closely integrated national and local party systems in Japan. Such decoupling has led to a breakdown of symbiotic relations between the centre and regions. In its place are increasing strains between national and local governments leading to greater intra-party conflict, inter-governmental conflicts, and more chief executives with agendas and resources increasingly autonomous of the national ruling party. Although being a book primarily focused on the Japanese case, the study seeks to contribute to a broader understanding of how local partisans shape national policy-making. The book theorizes and investigates how the degree of state centralization, vertical integration for party organizations, and partisan congruence in different levels of government affect inter-governmental relations. Japan?s experience is compared with Germany, Canada, and the UK to explore sources of multi-level policy conflict. 410 0$aRoutledge contemporary Japan series. 606 $aCentral-local government relations$zJapan 606 $aDecentralization in government$zJapan 607 $aJapan$xPolitics and government$y1989- 615 0$aCentral-local government relations 615 0$aDecentralization in government 676 $a320.80952 700 $aHijino$b Ken Victor Leonard$f1977-,$01786302 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910831873303321 996 $aLocal politics and national policy$94317849 997 $aUNINA