Conclusion: Decentralization policies - questioning the Japanese model

Cities, Autonomy, and Decentralization in Japan

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 164-181

  Hein, Carola ^a   Pelletier, Philippe ^b  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203358498     Document Type: Chapter

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