Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy : The Race for Local Power in the 2000s
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-01-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
In agreement with Nested City theory, this paper illustrates how Japan's municipal hierarchy has evolved and remained embedded within that nation's particular historical-political-economic context.
It chronicles how municipalities have attained status based upon the role they have played in the country's political, economic, and military history, and, more recently, their population size.
It then shows how during the post-war period, the tiers within this urban stratification system were expanded and institutionalized by national laws governing municipalities.
Drawing upon more than 100 interviews with local government officials in nine prefectures, it then reveals how a shift in national policy toward decentralization in the late-1990s sparked a race for higher municipal status in Japan's national hierarchy, during the 2000s, and thereby, local power.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jacobs, A. J.. 2011. Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy : The Race for Local Power in the 2000s. Urban Studies Research،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jacobs, A. J.. Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy : The Race for Local Power in the 2000s. Urban Studies Research No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Jacobs, A. J.. Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy : The Race for Local Power in the 2000s. Urban Studies Research. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491041
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-491041