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Handbook of Japanese Public Administration and Bureaucracy /

Handbook of Japanese Public Administration and Bureaucracy / ed. by Mieko Nakabayashi, Hideaki Tanaka. - 1 online resource (500 p.) - Handbooks on Japanese Studies .

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction The Institutional Landscape of Japanese Politics and Public Administration -- Part 1 History of Japanese Bureaucracy -- 1 The Modern Bureaucracy -- 2 Postwar and Showa -- Part 2 System, Underlying Laws and Rules/Regulations -- 3 The General Structure of Japanese Bureaucracy and Administrative Jurisdiction under the Current Law -- 4 Employment Process and System: Merit System and Competitive Examination -- 5 Ethics and Regulations -- 6 Careers after Retirement -- Part 3 Relationship with Politics and the Legislative Process -- 7 Legislation and Politics: A Key Public Policy Tool under Changing Governance -- 8 Bureaucracy in the Japanese Legislative Branch -- 9 Japan’s Political and Administrative Reforms and Governance after the 1990s -- 10 The Changing Relationship between Politics and Bureaucracy -- 11 Japanese Bureaucracy from a Comparative Perspective: Case Studies in Political Control over the Civil Service -- Part 4 Bureaucracy in Practice: Latest Examples and Issues for Each Ministry -- 12 Cabinet Secretariat and Office -- 13 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications -- 14 The National Police Agency and the Police System -- 15 Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- 16 Fiscal Consolidation and the Ministry of Finance -- 17 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology -- 18 Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare -- 19 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries -- 20 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry -- 21 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism -- 22 Ministry of the Environment -- 23 Ministry of Defense -- 24 The Past and Future of Japanese Public Administration and Bureaucracy -- Appendix Development of Japanese Politics and Administration -- Index

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This Handbook focuses on Japan’s public administration and bureaucracy at its national level, and the effects of national politics on administrative decision-making and outcomes. It also provides in-depth analysis and description of the Japanese politics–civil service relationship. As the Japanese government is relatively centralized, an understanding of its national-level public administration is vital to comprehending the nature of Japanese bureaucracy. This handbook is divided into four parts: the history of Japanese bureaucracy; the bureaucratic system and underlining laws, rules, and regulations; the relationship between politics and the legislative process; and bureaucracy in practice in the 12 major ministries. It will make an important contribution to studies on politics and governance in Japan, and will become essential reading for scholars in both their research and teaching.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9789048567270

10.1515/9789048567270 doi


Bureaucracy--Japan.
Public administration--Decision making.
Amsterdam University Press.
Asian Studies.
Contemporary History.
East Asia and North East Asia.
History.
Modern History.
Politics and Government.
HISTORY / Asia / Japan.

Policy Studies, contemporary Japan, Japanese ministries, governance, civil service, politics.

JQ1631 / .H36 2024

320.952