| New Policies for New Residents: Immigrants, Advocacy, and Governance in Japan and Beyond Subjects: Immigrants -- Government policy -- Japan; Japan -- Emigration and immigration; Decentralization in government -- Japan; Immigrants -- Government policy -- Cross-cultural studies; Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- Cross-cultural studies; D; Many countries have experienced both increased immigration and a devolution of governance to the local level. Deborah J. Milly looks at new policies to promote the social inclusion of recently arrived residents in Japan, comparing this experience to developments in South Korea, Spain, and Italy. Deborah J. Milly is Associate Professor of Political Science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She is the author of Poverty, Equality, and Growth: The Politics of Economic Need in Postwar Japan , winner of the Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize. |