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Determinants of administrative and financial reforms in local governments in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K16997
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Politics
Research InstitutionKonan University

Principal Investigator

HIRANO Junichi  甲南大学, 法学部, 准教授 (10550949)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords地方政治論 / 地方政治 / 地方行政
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research explored administrative and financial reforms of mayors in Japan. As the result of investigation, it is found that mayors’ leaderships and changes of local assemblies’ member could promote reforms. It is also revealed that political factors such as seat rates of ruling parties. Although seat rates of ruling parties increase efficiency of administrative and financial reforms, too much seat rates could interrupt reforms. Besides it is discovered that incumbent mayors’ administrative and financial reforms make it easier for challengers to create points of disputes by analyzing mayoral elections of cities which experienced municipal mergers.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究成果により、行財政改革を進める上で重要な政治的要因が明らかになった。多くの自治体で引き続き行財政改革は喫緊の課題となっているが、本研究の知見から、行財政改革を進める上では首長の戦略や議会の協力といった要因に加えて、住民の後押しが重要であることが示唆される。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2019 2017 2016

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Loss of Position and Resignation of Incumbent Mayors during Their Term in Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      平野淳一
    • Journal Title

      甲南法学 = Konan Hogaku : Konan Law Review

      Volume: 59 Issue: 1・2 Pages: 47-85

    • DOI

      10.14990/00003235

    • NAID

      120006595417

    • URL

      http://id.nii.ac.jp/1260/00003235/

    • Year and Date
      2019-02-28
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 「平成の大合併」後の市長選挙2019

    • Author(s)
      平野淳一
    • Journal Title

      公共選択

      Volume: 第70巻

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 市における選挙政治と歳出削減2017

    • Author(s)
      平野淳一
    • Organizer
      関西行政学研究会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Who is the Best Saving Mayor?: A Change from the Division of Profits to the Burden Sharing2016

    • Author(s)
      Junichi Hirano
    • Organizer
      Southern Political Science Association
    • Place of Presentation
      the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico
    • Year and Date
      2016-01-07
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 地方自治論2017

    • Author(s)
      北村亘・青木栄一・平野淳一
    • Total Pages
      254
    • Publisher
      有斐閣
    • ISBN
      4641150486
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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