Policy Analysis in Japan / / ed. by Yukio Adachi, Sukehiro Hosono, Jun Iio.

While studies of policy analysis in other countries have assessed their needs and integrated them into training programmes for professional policy analysts, Japanese studies have been very limited. Policy analysis in Japan brings together for the first time a detailed examination of the theory and p...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Complete eBook-Package 2015
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:International Library of Policy Analysis
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.) :; 24 Black and White
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • List of figures and tables
  • Notes on contributors
  • Editors’ introduction to the series
  • Policy analysis in Japan: the state of the art
  • Styles and Methods of Policy Analysis in Japan
  • Historical background of policy analysis in Japan
  • Beyond a formal approach? Seeking adequate policy analysis in Japan
  • Policy research movements in local governments
  • Policy analysis and normative theory: with a focus on social security policies
  • Law and public policy in contemporary Japan
  • Policy Analysis in Japanese Governments
  • Policy analysis and the policy process in Japanese government
  • In-house think tanks of ministries: their functions and limitations in policy formulation
  • A policy analysis of the Japanese Diet from the perspective of ‘Legislative Supporting Agencies’
  • Councils, policy analysis and policy evaluation
  • Local governments and policy analysis in Japan after the Second World War
  • Parties, Interest Groups and Advocacy-Based Policy Analysis
  • Policy analysis and policymaking by Japanese political parties
  • Business associations and labour unions
  • Current state of non-profit organizations and the ‘New Public Commons’
  • Think tanks and policy analysis: meeting the challenges of think tanks in Japan
  • Policy analysis in the mass media
  • Future Directions of Policy Analysis in Japan
  • Policy education in Japan: a study of professional graduate public policy schools
  • Job market for public policy programme graduates in Japan
  • Conclusion: future directions of the theory and practice of public policy analysis in Japan
  • Index