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100	1		_aRAUSCH, Anthony _943778
245	1	0	_aPost Heisei Mergers in Japan : _bpotential for a new realignment in the Dõshu state system
260			_aHong Kong : _bUniversity of Hong Kong, _cjune 2010
520	3		_aFrom 2000 onward, Japan underwent a period of municipal mergers referred to as the Heisei Mergers. Even though the outcome of these mergers is still unclear, the central Japanese government is considering, if not moving toward, initiating a new set of mergers, this time consolidating the 47 prefectures into 12 dõshu, or states, in what is termed a dõshu-sei, or state system. This article examines the proposed characteristics of the dõshu-sei together with its justifications and implications. Evaluation of the dõshu-sei system follows, based both on post-Heisei Merger and pre-dõshu-sei sentiment, as well as an analytical consideration of the unintended consequences
650		4	_aAdministração Regional _912242
650		4	_aModelo de Gestão _912032
650		4	_aFusão de Empresas _912514
651		4	_aJapão _913197
773	0	8	_tThe Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration _g32, 1, p. 17-33 _dHong Kong : University of Hong Kong, june 2010 _xISSN 02598272 _w
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998			_a20110113 _b1336^b _cJaqueline
998			_a20111003 _b1013^b _cKeicielle
999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c38230 _d38230
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