| Number | 221 |
| Subject | TBA |
| Title | Comparative public administration |
| Offered this year |
Yes |
| Instructor |
Fusao USHIRO
|
| Format | Seminar |
| Term offered | 1st semester |
| Open to years | M1&M2 |
| Schedule | Mon 4 |
| Credit | 2 |
| Room | Seminar Room 905, Start from 21th april |
| Course outline |
Main theme of the seminar is the role and structure of local government in the deveroping countries, especially asian countries.First we study about Japanese experiences of local government system, and then we turn to the recent trend of decentralization in asian countries.The focus points will be the design of intergovernmental organizational arrangements, financial mechanism, the accountability of local government and the capacity of their management system. |
| Course objective |
To understand the basic theory of local government and the role and challenges of local government system in the deveroping process, especially in Japan and other asian countries. |
| Textbooks | ●Michio Muramatsu, Farrukh Iqbal, Ikuo Kume(ed.), Local Government Development in Post-war Japan, Oxford University Press, 2001. ●East Asia Decentralizes, Making Local Government Work, The World Bank, 2005. (Copy will be distributed) |
| Evaluation | Class participation (70 points) and a final report(30 points). |