Mongolia Week
Vulnerable population research
Physical and Spacial design & planning
Building data base for community driven NPOs
Developing workshops
for women leaders
Community capacity building
Empowering family & women
Building Asian Urban
Think Tank Net
Collaboration Research
Think Tanks&Civil Societies Program
Policy research, analysis,and evaluation
Kwansei Gakuin University
The Urban Community Research Center for Asia

Policy Studies and Program Evaluation

Project Description

The UCRCA provides articles on policy research and analysis and workshops for program evaluation on the web. Citizens of the 21st century must have basic knowledge and understanding of policy research and analysis as well as policy evaluation.

An Institutional Model for Japan:Capacity to Budget

A strong market democracy needs the capacity to budget, because budgeting is the most important mechanism for attaining national policy goals. Allowing people to participate in the budget process is a key ingredient in creating a resilient democracy. In the early 21st century, Japan is facing enormous economic and social problems that should be debated using solid analysis and the input of a broad range of policy views. Japan’s budget situation is especially alarming in both the short and the long run. Japan does not now have the institutions necessary to address and resolve these problems effectively.

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Organizing and Managing Program Evaluation

Presentations are available.
Please see below.

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