Fiscal Decentralization and Local Public Finance in Japan

Taylor & Francis

Fiscal Decentralization and Local Public Finance in JapanAuthor(s): Nobuki Mochida\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138974333, 978-1138974333\nSynopsis\nThe intergovernmental fiscal issue is highly relevant given the worldwide movement toward more decentralized governance in both industrial and developing countries. Over the course of five decades Japan has developed a robust system of decentralized governance. This book investigates fiscal decentralization and local finance in Japan with a view to understanding how the process of decentralization has unfolded there and what the rest of the world can learn.\n\nThe author sheds light on the drives leading up to a need for decentralization reform over the last decade and evaluates so-called Trinity Reform implemented by the Koizumi administration during [tel]. Finally, the book considers the decentralization process in Asian developing countries and discusses what.