Local public financeⅡ
TeachersNAIKI, Shigeru
Grade, SemesterYear 3 2nd semest [Department of Regional Economics, Faculty of Economics]
CategoryMajor Course: Basic
Elective, CreditsElective 2credit
 Syllabus Number8C308

Course Description

The administration linking closely to the citizen life in various fields, such as welfare, school education, fire defense, road/river management,and other social infrastructures, is conducted in most cases by the local government. So the total amount of expenditures made by local governments is about double that of the central government. Regional finance plays an extremely important role, so to speak, as one of the two wheels of a vehicle, together with national finance.
The students will learn practical matters including the budget system, securing funds through regional financial planning, local public enterprise, and the rules for making regional soundness, roleplaying as if they were general finance managers of Tochigi Prefecture.
The students will also study the financial system in foreign countries. (The professor is an honorary research fellow at the University of Birmingham in England.
The students can get the knowledge,accoplishment and attitude of DP(1・2・3).

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The administration linking closely to the citizen’s life in various fields, such as welfare, school education, fire defense, road/river management, and other social infrastructures, are conducted in most cases by the local government. So the total amount of expenditures made by local governments are about the twice of that of the central government. Regional finance plays an extremely important role, so to speak, as one of the two wheels of a vehicle, together with national finance.
The students will learn practical matters including the budget system, securing funds through regional financial planning, local public enterprise, and the rules of making regional soundness and role playing as if they were general finance managers of Tochigi Prefecture.
The students will also study the financial system of other foreign countries. (The professor is an honorary research fellow at the University of Birmingham in England.
The students can learn more about the knowledge, accomplishment and attitude in DP (1,2,3).

Course Objectives

The professor teaching this course has had a great deal of experience as a senior officer both in central and the local government, such as diplomat, deputy mayor, general administrative manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and is an expert in the field of local public
finance.
The students will study the fundamental local finance system of local governments in Japan through lectures. Public finance is essential subject for students in order to understand "Regional Economy."

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The professor teaching in this course has a great deal of experience as a senior officer both in central and the local government, such as diplomat, deputy mayor, general administrative manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and is an expert in the field of local public finance.
The students will study the fundamental local finance system of local governments in Japan through lectures. Public finance is essential subject for students in order to understand the "Regional Economy."

Grading Policy

Examination(70%) and Reports (30%)

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Textbook and Reference

KindTitleAuthorPublisher
Textbook
" The real face of the local autonomy in the UK and Japan" Shigeru Naiki,Gyousei,
ISBN978-4-324-10126-1

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References

Requirements(Assignments)


To have the interests in the current topics

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Students must have the interests in the current topics.

Note

Schedule

1
The finance of Tochigi prefectural government

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2
To make budget

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3
The rule of the local finance

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4The real situation of the process of the budget making

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5
To read the budget

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6The points of expenditure budget

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7Financial analysis of your home town

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8Chart of financial analysis

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9To compare your town with other similar towns

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10
Local public enterprise

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11Local public gambling and lottery

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12Audit System

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13Fisical Consolidation

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Fiscal Consolidation
14Local finance in foreign countries

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15Summing up

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