The Outline of Kaga Work Challenge Project and the Analytic Framework

Abstract

Why did Kaga City, which has never substantially implemented local employment policies, start a very challenging project, combining the Programme of Regional Revitalization and the Programme of Support for Self-reliance of Needy Persons ? This first paper of the special edition outlines the overview of Kaga WCP, how it started and went on. Next, it explains the analytical framework, which is the backbone of the following two papers : various contexts structure the frontline practices, from which outcomes are brought about （van Berkel et al. eds., 2017）.

Pointing out its main characteristic of Kaga WCP, prior to the following papers, it will be that Kaga WCP has increased the uncertainty of the social service delivery : for the clients of Kaga WCP are more diverse, unstable and unpredictable than the above revitalization programme assumes. It was difficult to reach consensus and establish the governance suitable for service delivery to such clients as these. One might say that Kaga WCP has been implemented through ‘loosely-coupling’ （Weick, 1969） of the various ideals and goals of the people concerned.