Government Executive and Policy Reform in Japan

Wangsik Kim

International Review of Public Administration, 2006, vol. 10, issue 2, 21-35

Abstract: This paper argues that institutional constraints play a crucial role in effectively executing policy reform processes. From the perspective of historical institutionalism, it explains that when institutional constraints typified by political parties, bureaucracy, and businesses, yielded strong influences on the government executive, policy reform proved to be difficult and tedious as seen in the reform process of Japan after 1993. However, as seen in the reform process of Japan during the Koizumi government, policy reform process showed positive signs of success as the same institutional constraints have exhibited deterioration and weaknesses since 2003 which made it easy for the Koizumi government to pursue what was necessary in overcoming an economic recession. In particular strong stance of Koizumi against his political party and subsequent announcement of a snap election will be an important milestone for his continuing policy reform efforts.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2006.10805066

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