The Economic Geography of Contemporary Japan
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Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-41461-6
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 30th September 2008 (Available for Pre-order)
- Pages: 272
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About the Book
This user-friendly textbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic geography of contemporary Japan. Ranging from the post-war period to prospects for the future, and with chapters on key factors such as agriculture, demography, transportation, industrialisation, labour markets, energy, regional development and urbanisation, Bart van der Knaap explores the regional dynamics of Japan by analyzing the evolution of three interrelated transformations:
- the transformation of a rural society towards an industrial society
- the transformation of the industrial economy and an emerging urban society
- the transformation of the urban society towards a service economy.
Highly illustrated and including many pedagogical features, this book will appeal to students of Japanese economic geography and development.
Table of Contents
1. Culture, History and Regional Identity: An Introduction 2. Population Growth and Distribution 3. Investments in Transport Infrastructure and Regional Development 4. The Second Rural Transformation: The Final Phase 5. Emerging Early Industrialisation 6. Post War Industrial Growth and Change 7. Labour Market Dynamics since 1945 Towards an Aging Population 8. Energy and Industrial Transformation 9. Growing Environmental Awareness and Rapid Industrial Growth 10. Regional Development and Industrial Policy 11. The Growth of Producer Services and the Information Economy 12. The Japanese Urban System 13. Tokyo: A World City in the 21st Century 14. Japanese Integration in the World Economy