Japan public management system and development processes analysis from the perspective of administration reform studies and organizational structure

Japan has a unitary state structure and the public management system, consist of a binary element, including central and local governments. Until the completion of final formation of the system, the governments performed some administration reforms. To reach the successful results, complementary economic and social reform studies were implemented concurrently with the administration reforms. There were various administration reform efforts during Japan public management history and there were two crucial points which had effective role in administration system structuring. The first one is the modernization efforts in Meiji era and the other one is II.World War defeat and following reform studies. Additionally, the next stage reforms during 1980s were performed based on modern world trends and Japan's internal dynamics. Consequently, Japan public management system reached to its final formation. The main objective of this thesis is preparing a comprehensive source about Japan central and local governments, based on these reform efforts and historical background. During research activities to reach this objective, the conclusion appears as follows: The basic aim of Japan reform method is to protect Japan's position on the international stage and to provide continuity of its competitiveness all around the world.