Devolving Authority and Expanding Autonomy in Japanese Prefectures and Municipalities
Devolving Authority and Expanding Autonomy in Japanese Prefectures and Municipalities
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日本都道府县的权力下放和扩大自治权
DOI：
10.1111/1468-0491.00230
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发表时间：
2003
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影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
A. J. Jacobs
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作者：
A. J. Jacobs
英语学术界通常将日本描述为一个中央集权的发展型国家。然而，虽然“发展主义”确实描述了日本的战略经济方法，但“集中”不再准确描述其空间发展过程。本文认为，地方自治在日本并不等同，而是根据管辖区的人口规模和经济基础而变化。大城市、重要的就业中心和人口稠密的县比较小的、不太富裕的社区有更大的权威和影响力。这篇文章还指出，各县在发展规划过程中发挥的作用被大大低估。然后，它得出结论认为，这些因素的结合表明，今天的日本国家比“中央集权”一词所包含的更为复杂。
The English-language scholarship generally describes Japan as a centralized developmental state. However, while “developmentalism” does describe Japan's strategic economic approach, “centralized” no longer accurately depicts its spatial development process. This article argues that local autonomy is not equivalent in Japan, but rather, varies based upon a jurisdiction's population size and economic base. Large cities, important employment centers, and heavily populated prefectures have greater authority and influence than do smaller, less affluent communities. This article also asserts that the role prefectures play in the development planning process has been greatly undervalued. It then concludes that this combination of factors suggests that today's Japanese State is something more complex than the term “centralized” connotes.