Competition and Collaboration in Contemporary rural villages: Survival strategies of "Noka" and "Mura"as a unit of regional cooperation

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21730394
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Sociology
Research Institution	Tohoku University
Principal Investigator	MAKINO Yuki 東北大学, 大学院・情報科学研究科, 助教 (50455862)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2012
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords	地域社会 / 村落 / 都市 / 社会学 / 競争と連携 / 家と村 / 農村構造
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study is to re-examine the logic of the act of "Ie", or Japanese family household especially in the field of farming. Though some intensive case study at some villages in Japan, this study has revealed the importance of the function of "Ie" for Life Security and "Mura", or social and municipal organization of "Ie", in the aspects of the unit of the production of rice and other products and the unit of young generations in the intensification of market competition.