A Strategy for Community Economic Development in Japan

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370929
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human geography
• Research Institution: University of Hyogo
• Principal Investigator: Katoh Yoshimasa 兵庫県立大学, 政策科学研究所, 教授 (80161131)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: CED / 地域労働市場 / 条件不利地域 / コーディネーション政策

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this research is to present policy suggestions on local and regional regeneration from the Community Economic Development or CED policy. CED describes the process of economic development within a specific area to benefit the local community. The growth of interest in CED has been stimulated largely by a range of European regional policy innovations. In this research, we found that there is a need to build a CED type policy for local and community regeneration in Japan. It is clear that CED can help to create a more integrated or `joined up' approach to policy. An effective regional policy requires the design and use of co-ordination procedures. To realize the CED in Japan, we emphasize the importance of co-ordination policy approach.

Free Research Field

地域政策