The Impact of Municipal Merger on Responsibility Borderline between Local Government and Regional Community

Case Study of Towa Area, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture

Abstract

This study is aiming to clarify realities of swinging borderline between local government and regional community's responsibilities after the Heisei merger. Our case study in Towa area, Hanamaki city showed there were lots of understanding gaps among them and the key factors of management for fixing those gaps could be communication structure and level between both.