Public Administration in Japan

2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-58609-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 426 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 703 g

Reihe: Governance and Public Management

This open access book provides an authoritative overview of public administration, public management and public governance in Japan. Japan is one of the leading countries on the international stage, with a reputation for effective government and administration. The book covers a wide range of themes, including social welfare, public employment, the education system, public finance, and crisis management. Written by a team of expert scholars, it will appeal to international researchers and practitioners interested in Japan, as well as public administration and public management more broadly. It will be the definitive guide to public administration and governance in Japan for years to come.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Agata, Koichiro

Inatsugu, Hiroaki

Shiroyama, Hideaki

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Japanese Public Administration: Background and Key Issues. Part 1: Basic Institutions and Processes.- 2. Constitutional State and Public Administration. .-3. Relationship between State and Local Governments  4. Internationalisation and Japanese Public Administration .- 5. State Administration. .- 6. The Peculiarities of the Educational System (Indirect State Administration) .- 7. Local Self-Government and Administration .- 8. Social Welfare in Japanese Type .- 9. Politics and Administration in Japan. 10. Administrative Procedures and Processes .- 11. Civil Service and Public Employment .- 12. Public Finance. Part 2: Recent Trends and Developments.- 13. Administrative Reforms in Historical Aspects .- 14. Institutional Differentiation of Public Service Provision in Japan .- 15. Participatory Administration and Citizen Cooperation. 16. Digital Transformation of Japanese Governments .- 17. Human Resource Management in Japanese Public Administration 18. Control and Evaluation .- 19. Crisis Management Okamoto, Masakatsu.- 20. Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Nuclear Accident .- 21. Structure of Trust in Government and Public Administration in Japan .- 22. Public Management Reforms in Japan: With and after New Public Management 

Über Autor(innen)

Koichiro Agata isProfessor of Public Administration at Waseda University, Japan

Hiroaki Inatsugu isProfessor of Public Administration at Waseda University, Japan

Hideaki Shiroyama is Professor of Public Administration at the University of Tokyo, Japan