Course title
地方自治論   [Public Administration]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 33  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 01RN3276
Instructor(s)
吉田 央, 榎本 弘行   [YOSHIDA Hiroshi, ENOMOTO Hiroyuki]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
Local government is the most familiar government mechanism that we are in contact with on a daily basis in the context of a variety of life. In addition, the inhabitants are expected to become their own leaders or to join into the local government of their own will. For such reasons, local government is also referred to as a "school of democracy". The goal of this class is to learn the awareness as a citizen who supports modern democratic society.
Expected Learning
(1) To understand the mechanism of local government
(2) To understand the local public finance
(3) To learn the awareness as a citizen who supports modern democratic society.
Course schedule
(The following content might be slightly changed)

1. Contemporary significance of local government
2. Local administration and administrative organizations
3. Types of local governments
4. Roll of ordinary local government
5. Institutions of ordinary local government
6. Legislative function of local government
7. Residents initiatives and referendums
8. Expansion of public participation
9. Difference between government and market mechanism
10. Economic growth and public finance (foundation of macroeconomics)
11. Industrial structure change after World War II
12. Public Finance 1 - Expenditure
13. Public finance 2 - Revenue
14. Regional development and local government
15. Financial crisis of local government and administrative reform
Prerequisites
Nothing particularly required.
Required Text(s) and Materials
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References
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Assessment/Grading
Grading in judged by Final examination

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Lecture Language
Japanese
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3/21/2018 11:25:22 PM