Institutional Choice of the Urban Government System in Advanced Democracies
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23530144
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Politics
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
KITAMURA Wataru 大阪大学, 法学(政治学)研究科(研究院), 教授 (40299061)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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| Keywords | 政令指定都市 / 大阪都構想 / 行政区 / 昼夜間人口比率 / 日本型ウェスト・ロズィアン問題 / 特別自治市構想 / 特別市 / 地方自治法 / 昼夜間人口比 / 大都市制度 / 主成分分析 / メトロポール / ポール・メトロポリタン / 単層制自治体 / 大阪市 |
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| Research Abstract |
Through my research project, I explain how central policymakers designed the city-government system in major urban areas. The existing literatures in political science analyse "pork barrel" politics, focusing on how central politicians channelled national resources into rural areas, through subsidies and other specific grants. Few researchers explain how the ordinance-designated city system introduced in urban areas works, in spite of the fact that 1/4 of the Japanese population live in the major urban areas. How the 20 major cities, such as Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka, are actually governed is still unknown.
Thus, I investigate the system of the ordinance-designated cities, the context that the cities are embedded, and the roles of mayors, permanent staff, and city councillors. Finally, the book reconsiders why the maverick mayor of Osaka, Mr Toru Hashimoto, argues the abolition of the city government and creation of the brand-new "Metropolitan government" system in Osaka.
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