Comparative Study on Budgetary Processes of Local Authorities in Britain and Japan

1993- 1994年，我为接下来两年的研究做了准备，并收集了制作调查问卷的材料，该调查问卷将于1994年发给日本的地方当局。我发表了关于香川县地方政府预算制定和议员作用的论文，虽然这项研究不是通过科研资助进行的，但我的论文内容与目前的研究密切相关。1994- 1995年，向1,074个市（市、州和市）发送了关于日本地方当局预算程序的35个问题的调查问卷，回复率为92.4%，这是一个相当高的百分比，从任何标准来看都反映了所有地方当局的确切情况。我只想提两点，它们似乎是我研究中的新发现。首先，我问，作为预算重点的长期计划和年度计划是由地方政府制定的吗？73.4%的。更多的城市制定了这两项计划，发现日本东部80%的城市制定了这两项计划，但日本西部不到70%的城市制定了这两项计划。第二，我问他们在制定预算时是如何征求居民意见的。66.2%的人回答说，他们仔细考虑了居民对预算的请愿。我研究的两篇论文发表于1995年。1995-96年，我制作了一份有33个问题的调查问卷，1995年秋天，这些调查问卷被发送到英格兰和威尔士的444个地方当局。我要求在1995年12月29日前收到答复。1996年1月16日和1996年2月28日向地方当局发出了提醒信，但尚未得到答复。截至1996年3月27日，回应率为60.1%，预计最终回应率将达到65%。我想，由于英格兰和威尔士当地政府官员的辛勤工作，我的研究将会成功。我对英国地方政府的研究论文将于1997年发表。少

In 1993-94 I had prepared the research for the following two years and collected materials for making the questionnaire which would be sent to local authorities in Japan in 1994. My paper on budget making of local authorities and the role of councillors in Kagawa Prefecture was published, though this reserach was not carried out by the grant-in-aid for scientific research, but the contents of my paper are closely related with the present research.In 1994-95 the questionnaires which have 35 questions on budgetary processes on local authorities in Japan were sent to 1,074 municipalities (shi, chou and son) and response rate is 92.4%, which is of quite high percentage and has reflected the exact profile of all local authorities from judging any standards. I would like to mention only two points which seem to be the new discovery in my research. First, I asked whether the long-term plan or the yearly plan which would underline the budget were made by the local authorities. The 73.4% of all … More municipalities had made those ones and it was found that 80% of municipalities in eastern part of Japan had made those two plans, but below 70% of municipalities in western part of Japan made those plans. Second, I asked how they had consulted the residents when they were making budget. 66.2% of all answers is that they had considered carefully the petitions from residents towards the budget.The two papers on my research were published in 1995In 1995-96 I made the questionnaire which has 33 questions and in autumn 1995, those questionnaires were sent to 444 local authorities in England and Wales. I asked to have the answers sent by 29th December, 1995. On 16th January, 1996 and 28th February, 1996 the reminding letters were sent out to the local authorities which did not respond yet. By 27th March, 1996, the response rate is 60.1%, and the estimated response rate will be ultimately 65%. I think my research will be the successful one thanks to the diligent local government officers in England and Wales.The paper on my research on British local authorities will be published in 1997. Less