2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Comparative Research on Dual Representative System and Reflection of Popular Opinion at Municipalities of Japan and Western Countries
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21530130
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Politics
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| Research Institution | Tokai University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 行政学 / 地方自治 / 基礎的自治体 / 二元代表制 / 比較研究 |
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| Research Abstract |
Japan's local governments, especially municipalities as basic local government units, have to fill an increasing number of roles as a result of the decentralization reform which has taken place over recent years. That being so, how have residents' opinions influenced local government, and what kind of functions does local parliament now have? This study considered such a mechanism in local government through a comparison of dual representative systems in Japan, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland. The findings of this study suggest that local parliament functioned as a representative organ of residents in each country.
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