| Cities, Autonomy, and Decentralization in Japan Contributor(s): Hein, Carola (Editor), Pelletier, Philippe (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415326036 ISBN-13: 9780415326032 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Japan is known as a country in which a potent central power reigns over a compliant hierarchy and for planning this has meant strong centralized government control. Yet, examples of autonomy have always existed in the politics, society and economy of Japan and thrive today in various forms, particularly within urban areas. Following the growth and subsequent collapse of the bubble economy in the early 1990s, and in response to globalization, new trends towards local autonomy and political and economic decentralization are emerging that must be evaluated in the context of the larger socio-political system. C"ities, Autonomy and Decentralization in Japan" addresses this development, providing a cogent compilation of case studies focusing on the past, present and future of decentralization in Japan. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - State - History | Asia - Japan |
| Dewey: 320.850 |
| LCCN: 2005020303 |
| Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.32" W x 9.54" (1.03 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Adding a new perspective to the current literature on decentralization in Japan, Cities, Autonomy and Decentralization in Japan, approaches the subject from an urban studies and planning approach. The essays in the collection present a cogent compilation of case studies focusing on the past, present and future of decentralization in Japan. These include small scale development in the fields such as citizen participation (machizukuri), urban form and architecture, disaster prevention and conservation of monuments. The contributors suggest that new trends are emerging after the bursting of Japan's economic bubble and assess them in the context of the country's larger socio-political system. This in-depth analysis of the development outside of Japan provides a valuable addition to students of Urban, Asian and Japanese Studies. |