Independent Administrative Institution

Independent Administrative Institution (独立行政法人, Dokuritsu gyōsei hōjin) or IAI[1] is a special type of legal entity in Japan.

The IAI are semi-governmental organizations. They are regulated by the Basic Law on Reforming Government Ministries of 1998. There are about 100 IAIs.[2]

IAIs employ management methods of private-sector corporations. Each IAI has autonomy in operations and in budgeting.

  1. IAI is an English acronym. IAI stands for "Independent Adeministrative Institution".
  2. 独立行政法人一覧 ("The List of Independent Administrative Institutions"), 2009; retrieved 2012-2-4.

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