Amakudari Jinji - Amakudari Jinji

Japanese: 天下り人事 - あまくだりじんじ
Amakudari Jinji - Amakudari Jinji

…Originally it meant descending from the heavenly realm to the earthly realm, but by extension, amakudari or amakudari personnel decisions can mean personnel decisions made by the upper echelons and forcibly imposed on those below, or civil servants sliding sideways to important positions in private companies. Most amakudari in the latter sense are one-sided impositions by government agencies, but at the same time, it cannot be overlooked that the receiving side also seeks to gain benefits by accepting amakudari bureaucrats. …

*Some of the terminology used in relation to "amakudari jinshi" is explained below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…元来は,天上界から地上界に降りることをいうが,転じて,天下りないし天下り人事とは,上層部で勝手に人事を決め,強制的に下に押しつけること,また公務員が民間会社などの重要な地位に横すべりすることを意味する。後者の意味での天下りの大半は,官庁による一方的な押しつけという面をもつが,同時に受入れ側も天下り官僚を受け入れることによってメリットを得ようとしている面も見落とすことはできない。…

※「天下り人事」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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