Co-Governance by Local Government and Civil Society Groups in Japan: Balancing Equity and Efficiency for Trust in Public Institutions

Yasuo Takao

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2006, vol. 28, issue 2, 171-199

Abstract: The significant rise of distrust in public institutions is a disturbing trend in advanced democracies. There are two emerging world-wide patterns of government reform to address this: promoting greater equity and producing an economically efficient government. But equity and efficiency are often considered as a trade off against each other. By exploring the experience of Japan, this article argues that local governments can make considerable progress towards democratic benefits-oriented partnership models of conciliation with economic efficiency by engaging civil society groups in co-governing partnership arrangements and, as such, positively contribute to building social capital and trust.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1080/23276665.2006.10779321

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