協議会型住民自治組織の導入とその課題

── 愛知県内市町村の調査を通じて ──

抄録

　　Decentralization is being promoted in Japan in addition to role sharing between the national and local governments, so resident autonomy is becoming more important.　The 27th local government system research council has proposed an epoch-making perspective in which local governments are not the only providers of administrative services in the region.　The council has advocated a new type of resident autonomy that is conducted in collaboration with local governments and neighborhood residents’ associations.　Local organizations such as neighborhood residents’ associations have always played an important role in the activities of local communities. However, in recent years, council-type resident organizations have been introduced in several areas to solve emerging regional issues.　Consequently, neighborhood residents’ associations and council-type resident organizations are currently mixed, and their roles are unclear.

　　The purpose of this study is to consider the issues of council-type resident organizations, focusing on the management of the local organization after the introduction of a new council-type resident organization.　To achieve this goal, we conducted interviews and a questionnaire survey of municipalities in Aichi Prefecture.

　　Results showed the following three issues:（1） residents do not understand the purpose of the council-type resident organization;（2） officers of the council-type resident organization also serve as officers of other residents’ organizations, the burden is heavy;and （3） there is a lack of independence to solve local issues.

JEL Classifications:L30, L38