| 英文摘要 |
In the present age, the distinguishing features of democracy are the party politics and the responsive politics. Citizens could elect or re-elect the party and the politician through the institutional arrangement. In this democratic process, the manifesto plays the role of linkage mechanism. It is not only the linkage between party politics and the responsive politics, but also the mechanism of improving the democratic governance.
After the implement of Manifesto system in 2003, the DPJ tried hard to form the new party image by focusing on the manifesto. The formation, enforcement and evaluation of DPJ’s manifesto could be considered as important process of Japan’s political accountability and democratic governance. However, the enforcement of DPJ government’s manifesto, for example the budget screening policy, was confronted by following three limiting factors: the types of the manifesto, the new relationship between politicians and bureaucrats, and the deficiency of right methods for valuing. |
