Local Politics and National Policy: Multilevel Conflicts in Japan and Beyond (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series),New

Local Politics and National Policy: Multilevel Conflicts in Japan and Beyond (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series),New

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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 socioeconomic 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 intraparty conflict, intergovernmental 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 policymaking. 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 intergovernmental relations.Japans experience is compared with Germany, Canada, and the UK to explore sources of multilevel policy conflict.

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