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100	1		_aJACOBS, A. J _922406
245	1	0	_aDevolving authority and expanding autonomy in japanese prefectures and municipalities
260			_aOxford : _bBlackwell, _cOctober 2003
520	3		_aThe English-language scholarship generally describes Japan as a centralized developmental state. However, while "developmentalism" does describe Japan's strategic economic approach, "centralized" no longer accurately depicts its spatial development process. This article argues that local autonomy is not equivalent in Japan, but rather, varies based upon a jurisdiction's population size and economic base. Large cities, important employment centers, and heavily populated prefectures have greater authority and influence than do smaller, less affluent communities. This article also asserts that the role prefectures play in the development planning process has been greatly undervalued. It then concludes that this combination of factors suggests that today's Japanese State is something more complex than the term "centralized" connotes
773	0	8	_tGovernance: an International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions _g16, 4, p. 601-623 _dOxford : Blackwell, October 2003 _xISSN 0952-1895 _w
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998			_a20051114 _b1457^b _cTiago
998			_a20100414 _b1515^b _cCarolina
999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c14089 _d14089
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