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Regional Disparities, Industry and Government Policy in Japan

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This paper examines the time path of regional per capita income disparities in Japan during the last three decades, and analyses the determinants of this path, including government policies. Regional disparities have been quite common in most countries, and the problem has proven to be relatively intractable, though varying in intensity across time and across countries. The Japanese case is instructive in that the country has experienced several stages of the problem in a relatively brief period, and has managed to limit spatial polarization to a certain degree. This paper identifies links between broad growth policy orientations with resultant changes in regional income disparities, and suggests their policy implications for both mature and developing economies.

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  • Servet Mutlu, 1991. "Regional Disparities, Industry and Government Policy in Japan," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 22(3), pages 547-586, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:devchg:v:22:y:1991:i:3:p:547-586
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1991.tb00425.x
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