| ID | 091101 |
| Title Proper | Administrative reform in East Asia |
| Other Title Information | the importance of multiple principals |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ehrhardt, George |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper looks at how recent Japanese prime ministers have counterintuitively limited political control over the bureaucracy. It uses conflicts at the foreign and defense ministries to illustrate how the presence of multiple principals alters principal-agent theory and its implications for the politician-bureaucrat relationship. This study integrates the Japanese case into comparative scholarship on Taiwan and Korea. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Survey Vol. 49, No. 4; Jul-Aug 2009: p.625-646 |
| Journal Source | Asian Survey Vol. 49, No. 4; Jul-Aug 2009: p.625-646 |
| Key Words | Administrative Reform ; Japan ; Korea ; Taiwan ; Principal-Agent ; Multiple Principals |