Local Governance in a Shrinking and Mobile Society
The Case of Japan
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Beschreibung
Depopulation, aging, and population migration—nationwide phenomena—are having a significant impact on local governance in Japan's rural and mountainous villages. Japan leads the world in these demographic trends, offering critical lessons for other aging societies. This book focuses on Ōtoyo Town in Kōchi Prefecture, a municipality at the forefront of these challenges. Researchers from the fields of political and administrative science, agricultural economics, and rural sociology have joined forces to tackle this issue, presenting the results of their collaborative study.
Depopulation, aging, and population migration—nationwide phenomena—are having a significant impact on local governance in Japan's rural and mountainous villages. Japan leads the world in these demographic trends, offering critical lessons for other aging societies. This book focuses on Ōtoyo Town in Kōchi Prefecture, a municipality at the forefront of these challenges. Researchers from the fields of political and administrative science, agricultural economics, and rural sociology have joined forces to tackle this issue, presenting the results of their collaborative study.
First comprehensive multidisciplinary analysis to examine Japan's demographic transition impacts on local governance Focus on mountainous rural communities, providing ground-level insights beyond broad national demographic analyses Essential roadmap for policymakers and researchers in aging Asian societies, offering strategies and lessons from Japan
Autor*in
Takayoshi Uekami
Themen in »Local Governance in a Shrinking and Mobile Society«
Population decline and aging Migration and out-migration Local governance Self-government of local community Neighborhood associations Rural Japan