Editorial
| Published date | 01 June 1982 |
| Author | Kiyoaki Tsuji |
| Date | 01 June 1982 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002085238204800201 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
Editorial
The 1982 Tokyo Round Table of the Inter-
ministrative reform is one of the most rsignifi-
national Institute of Administrative Sciences
cant political issues. The Provisional Com-
has a major significance in;putting into practice
mission for Administrative Reform, of which
the concept of universalization which the Insti-
I am one of the nine members, was established
tute has been pursuing. , At the .same time,
as an advisory body to the government in 1981
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the Round Table will give us a valuable .op-
in .order to study and discuss the basic prob-
portunity of enhancing understanding overseas
lems of the administrative system and opera-
of the system of public administration in Japan.
tion, .as well as aiming at the promotion of
administrative reform. The overview of the
The economic growth of Japan has been
issues related to administration in Japan will
quite remarkable, and its GNP accounts for
be presented in a report which the Provisional
10 percent of the total GNP of the free world.
Commission will submit to the government
Both developed and developing countries are
some time between 1982 and ~1983.
interested in its economic structure and man-
agement, and are carrying out studies on Japan
Legal Framework of Public Administration
with enthusiam. However, little is known about
Japan’s public administration which has had
The legal framework of Japanese adminis-
both a direct and an indirect bearing on its
tration is provided by the Constitution. This
economic growth. On reflection, I find that
article describes the basic system of the law
sufficient effort has not been.made in promoting
of administration such as the principles of
the understanding of the system and the work-
administration by law, the structure of ad-
ing of Japanese public administration. In this
ministrative law, .and administrative action.
connection, it is quite significant that an op-
portunity -for outlining our administrative sys-
Cabinet and Administrative...
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