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Intergovernmental Relation (IGR) In Korea and Japan: Phases, Patterns, and Progress Toward Decentralization (Local Autonomy) in A Trans-Pacific Context

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  • Yoo-Sung Choi
  • Deil S. Wright

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Institutional issues and organizational integrity have returned to the center of attention in several fields in the social sciences. Nowhere is this more evident than in the analysis of governmental structures and formal (legal) arrangements. One component of institutional analysis is the manner in which power, authority, tasks, functions, and services are divided (or shared) on an area basis. What are the assigned responsibilities of the central (national) governing entity and what are those of the regional (state/province/local) governmental jjurisdiction? In other words, how is authority divided on an area vs. functional basis? descriptions or definitions of this division of authority on an area basis have employed a variety of terms to guide analysis, interpretations, and advocacy. Examples of such terms or concepts are: Federalism (Elazar, 1987), Intergovernmental Relations (Anderson, 1960; Wright, 1988), Central-Local Relations (Horie and Nagata, 1999) Local Autonomy (Horie and Nishio, 1997) and Multi-Level Governance (Hooge and Marks, 2003).For purposes of this paper we have opted for the concept of Intergovernmental Relations (IGR). Among other issues addressed in the paper, the choice of this concept is elaborated and clarified. The central component of the paper, however, is a historical analysis of the phases of IGR in Korea and Japan. This approach to the study of IGR as phases (periods or eras) has established precedents (Elazar, 1990; Wright, 1988, 1997; Koike and Wright, 1998). This serial or sequential approach has also utility in a comparative sense (Koike and Wright, 1998; orie and Nishio, 1997). This paper extends prior analyses to development of IGR in Korea and Japan. Both nations have recently instituted various reforms involving IGR. It is appropriate and pertinent to examine these developments and to place them in a comparative context.

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  • Yoo-Sung Choi & Deil S. Wright, 2004. "Intergovernmental Relation (IGR) In Korea and Japan: Phases, Patterns, and Progress Toward Decentralization (Local Autonomy) in A Trans-Pacific Context," International Review of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(1), pages 1-22, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rrpaxx:v:9:y:2004:i:1:p:1-22
    DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2004.10805035
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    1. Neslä°Han Yilmaz, & Zuhal ÖNez ÇEtä°N, 2017. "Local Autonomy Law Effects On Administrative And Financial Structure Of Local Governments In Japan," EcoForum, "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, Romania, Faculty of Economics and Public Administration - Economy, Business Administration and Tourism Department., vol. 6(1), pages 1-46.
    2. Barbara Krug & Alexander Libman, 2015. "Commitment to local autonomy in non-democracies: Russia and China compared," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 26(2), pages 221-245, June.

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