Transforming the Japanese Cabinet System by the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP)

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  • 経済財政諮問会議による内閣制の変容
  • ケイザイ ザイセイ シモン カイギ ニ ヨル ナイカクセイ ノ ヘンヨウ

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Prime minister Koizumi changed the style of Japanese politics in many aspects. Among his many attempts, vitalization of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) is very dramatic and effective. Through the CEFP deliberations, the Prime minister can choose his policy after the discussion among related ministers, which has rarely happened in Japanese cabinet. In addition to that, 4 non government official members of CEFP submit their joint proposals frequently to provide the alternative policy ideas which are different from the proposals from the ministries. The dispersed nature of Japanese budgetary process has been change to some extent by the CEFP decision on the budgetary principle. With passing time, ruling Liberal Democratic Party also has tried to adjust these new policy making process. As a result, Japanese cabinet system has transformed to the direction of parliamentary or unitary government system like many western democratic countries with the relatively strong leadership of the prime minister.

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