Part I: institutional contexts 1 - from dual to coercive federalism in american intergovernmental relations - John Kincaid 2 - intergovernmental relations in Japan: historical and legal patterns of power distribution between central and local governments - Fukashi Horie 3 - Innovative policies and administrative strategies for intergovernmental change in Japan - Hiromi Muto 4 - Remapping federalism: the rediscovery of civic governance in the United States - DeWitt John, Alexis A. Halley, and R. Scott Fosler 5 - Emerging regional organizational and institutional forms: strategies and prospects for transcending localism in the United States - John J. Kirlin 6 - Understanding regional administration in Japan: dynamics in stability and continuity in change - Takashi Nishio Part II: public policy issues 7 - The roles of central government and local government in Japan's regional development policies - Naohisa Nagata 8 - Public infrastructure, capital investment, and economic development in the United States - Bruce D. McDowell 9 - The "Tokyo problem" and the development of urban issues in Japan - Akira Nakamura 10 - Metropolitan growth and development in the United States: human problems and prospects - Ralph R. Widner 11 - Service integration revisited and reinvented: the strategic role of schools in human services - Astrid E. Merget and William G. Colman 12 - Social welfare issues in Japan: meeting the needs of an aging society - Akira Morita 13 - Perspectives on intergovernmental relations in Japan: the problem of solid waste management - Katsumi Yorimoto 14 - The interstate transport of solid waste: intergovernmental tensions and the conflicts between law and policy - Rosemary O'Leary and Paul Weiland 15 - Fiscal disparities in the United States: concepts, trends, and policies - Robert W. Rafuse Jr 16 - the politics of local government finances in Japan - Yoshiaki Kobayashi Parte III: internationalization and globalization 17 - State and local boundary-spanning strategies in the United States: political, economic, and cultural transgovernmental interactions - John M. Kline 18 - Technology transfer from lowa to Japan: internationalization and the quality of life in rural areas - Kazunori Ishiguro 19 - japanese local government in an era of global economic interdependency - Shinyasu Hoshino 20 - domestic consequence of internationalization - Enid F. Beaumont