Policy analysis in Japan /

In this new installment in Policy Press's successful International Library of Policy Analysis series, Japanese scholars offer for the first time a detailed examination of the theory and practice of policy analysis systems in Japan. Together they make expert assessments of the extent to which th...

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Other Authors: Adachi, Yukio, 1947- (Editor), Hosono, Sukehiro, 1949- (Editor), Lio, Jun (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK ; Chicago : Policy Press, 2015.
Series:International library of policy analysis ; v. 4.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Policy Analysis in Japan: The State of the Art / Yukio Adachi
  • Part One: Styles and Methods of Policy Analysis in Japan. Historical Background of Policy Analysis in Japan / Jun Iio
  • Beyond a Formal Approach?: Seeking Adequate Policy Analysis in Japan / Sukehiro Hosono
  • Policy Research Movement in Local Governments / Kimie Tsuchiyama
  • Policy Analysis and Normative Theory: With a Focus on Social Security Policies / Wataru Sano
  • Law and public policy in contemporary Japan / Makoto Usami
  • Part Two: Policy Analysis in Japanese Governments. Policy Analysis and Policy Process in Japanese Government / Jun Iio
  • In-House Think Tanks of Ministries: Their Functions and Limitations in Policy Formulation / Hideaki Tanaka
  • A Policy Analysis of the Japanese Diet from the Perspective of 'Legislative Supporting Agencies' / Jun Makita
  • Councils, Policy Analysis and Policy Evaluation / Kiyoshi Yamaya
  • Local Governments and Policy Analysis in Japan after World War II / Toshiyuki Kanai
  • Part Three: Parties, Interest Group, Advocacy-Based Policy Analysis. Policy Analysis and Policymaking by Japanese Political Parties / Takahiro Suzuki
  • Business Associations and Labor Unions / Takao Akiyoshi
  • Current State of NPOs and the "New Public Commons" / Takafumi Tanaka
  • Think Tanks and Policy Analysis: Meeting the Challenges of Think / Tanks in Japan / Mika Shimizu
  • Policy Analysis in the Mass Media / Hirotsugu Koike
  • Part Four: Future Directions of Policy Analysis in Japan. Policy Education in Japan: A Study of Professional Graduate Public Policy Schools / Koichiro Agata
  • Job Market for Public Policy Program Graduates in Japan / Satoshi P. Watanabe
  • Conclusion: Future Directions of the Theory and Practice of Public Policy Analysis in Japan / Yukio Adachi.
  • Introduction: Policy analysis in Japan: the state of the art / Yukio Adachi
  • Part 1: Styles and Methods of policy analysis in Japan
  • Part 2: Policy analysis in Japanese governments
  • Part 3: Parties, interest groups and advocacy-based policy analysis
  • Part 4: Future directions of policy analysis in Japan.