Politicization of civil service Japanese-style
Politico-bureaucratic relations under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2012–2020)
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 6233645 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Ko Mishima (0000-0002-5270-9711, Political Science, East Stroudsburg University, Stroudsburg, PA, USA, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2022 |
| Volumen | 30 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 182-202 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2022-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Asian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812 |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02185377.2022.2117714 |
| OpenAlex | W4294860995 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 2 |
| Referencias citadas | 29 |
Japan's politico-bureaucratic relations were substantially reshaped during LDP Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's tenure of 2012–2020. Politicization of the civil service promptly progressed, making traditionally independent-minded bureaucrats visibly more submissive to politicians' commands. This decline of bureaucratic clout happened by design as the result of major institutional reforms promoted by reformers since the 1990s. This article analyzes the forms of politicization under the Abe administration, finding that Japanese bureaucratic institutions and broader political environments made its style unique, including the birth of a new breed of bureaucrats known as 'kantei kanryo.' It is also pointed out that while politicization is overall a desirable development to make Japanese policy-making more responsive to shifting societal demands, the current way of politicization causes unwanted by-products also: increased risks of corruption, distortions in bureaucratic organizational behavior, and the lowering of civil servants' morale. Further, it is argued that with the virtual absence of the possibility of ruling-party changes, the loss of bureaucratic autonomy results in the lessening of the policy-making system's ability to scrutinize the cabinet's policies critically
Autonomy · Bureaucracy · Cabinet (room · Civil servants · Civil service · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public service · Sociology · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Obras citantes distintas | 2 |
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| Citas por año | 1 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 2 |