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Public Administration in Japan

  • Book
  • Open Access
  • Jul 2024

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Overview

  • Provides an authoritative overview of public administration, public management and public governance in Japan
  • Covers a wide range of themes, including social welfare, public employment and crisis management
  • Appeals to international researchers and practitioners
  • This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access

Part of the book series: Governance and Public Management (GPM)

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Keywords

  • Japan
  • Public administration
  • Public management
  • Public governance
  • Administrative theory
  • Open Access

About this book

This open access book provides an authoritative overview of public administration, public management and public governance in Japan. Japan is one of the leading countries on the international stage, with a reputation for effective government and administration. The book covers a wide range of themes, including social welfare, public employment, the education system, public finance, and crisis management. Written by a team of expert scholars, it will appeal to international researchers and practitioners interested in Japan, as well as public administration and public management more broadly. It will be the definitive guide to public administration and governance in Japan for years to come.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Political Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

    Koichiro Agata

  • Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroaki Inatsugu

  • University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Hideaki Shiroyama

About the editors

Koichiro â€‹Agata is Professor of Public Administration at Waseda University, Japan

Hiroaki Inatsugu is Professor of Public Administration at Waseda University, Japan

Hideaki Shiroyama is Professor of Public Administration at the University of Tokyo, Japan


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Public Administration in Japan

  • Editors: Koichiro Agata, Hiroaki Inatsugu, Hideaki Shiroyama

  • Series Title: Governance and Public Management

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-58609-5Due: 22 July 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-58612-5Due: 22 July 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-58610-1Due: 22 July 2024

  • Series ISSN: 2524-728X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2524-7298

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Illustrations: 75 b/w illustrations

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