Local AdministrationⅠ

NAIKI, Shigeru
  Elective  2 credits
【Regional Economics・1st semester】
16-1-1144-1968

1.
Objectives
Japan is presently on the course of fundamental reform, including at the local government level.
The professor teaching this course has had a a great deal of experience as a senior officer in both central and local governments, such as a diplomat, deputy mayor, general affairs manager and a pioneer of the "One village, one product" movement (a typical local development policy which has spread throughout Japan) as well as being a planner of 'Furusato Revitalization Policy' under the Takeshita Government.
The students will study a wide range of national and regional development plans carried out by the government, and shall be proud their homeland and know the importance of the well-balanced development of the national land and the characteristics of the region.
2.
Outline
The students will study the history of both national and regional development policies.
Japan has been aiming to correct regional disparities and carry out the well-balanced development of national land through the public investment based on the Comprehensive National Development Plan, and has achieved high growth. The students will tackle the issues of both depopulated areas and a densely populated areas.
The students will also learn the various policies including local industry development, tourism policy, international human exchanges (Jet Programme), PFI and new public management.