A Study of Long-Term Comprehensive Plans of Prefectures

Abstract

Although prefecture governments consider that long-term comprehensive plans are the most important among all their plans and policies, most of the prefectures do not synchronize timing of plan making with that of governor elections, nor show the plans at the top page of their homepages during the whole plan period. In order to make a practical plan, future vision and target should be more realistic, necessity of each content of the plan must be reviewed, target customers of the plan are carefully identified, and governors must clearly make more commitments to the plan making and implementation.