Regional Policy and administrative masterplan

本研究旨在探讨熊本县地方行政与市民的关系。地方政府在国家主导规划的约束下，制定合理的行政总体规划。行政总体规划向公民表达了社区发展的基本目标和手段。但在今天，公民参与决策过程是非常重要的事情。从这个角度出发，我们考察了终身教育和妇女赋权如何改变社区成员的自我意识和地方行政机制的问题。因为，这些变化的结果，我们获得了民主和公民权利。

The purpose of this study is to explore the relation between local administration and citizenry in Kumamoto prefecture. Local government makes a proper administrative masterplan within restriction by leading national plan. Administrative masterplan expresses to citizenry the basic goals and means of community development. But today it is very important matter that citizenry participated in process of making-decision.From this point of view, we examine the problems how life-long education and women's empowerment change the self consciousness of community members and local administrative mechanism. Because, result of these changes, we acquire the Democracy and Civil Rights.