The Japanese Experience in Industrial Agglomeration Policies and Its Lessons

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Abstract

Industrial agglomeration policies were an important part of regional development policies in post war Japan. This paper compares four such initiatives, two each in the 1960s and 1980s, and draws lessons from them. The general tendency towards more discretion on the part of the local governments, coupled with less policy support from the central government, is observed. All these initiatives were abandoned around the turn of the century. The results of these policies are mixed but as a whole considered to be not effective enough to build meaningful agglomerations that serve as core. These experiences are then compared with other types of agglomerations with more or less naturally grown network of companies in certain area of industry, such as Silicon Valley. The role of policy is examined and lessons are drawn from the analysis.

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  • 経済科学

    経済科学 58 (4), 29-38, 2011-03-25

    名古屋大学大学院経済学研究科

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