Changes in the Regional Distribution of Population in Japan and their Implications for Social Policy
Shuntaro Shishido,
Hajime Wago and
Naoki Kitayama
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Shuntaro Shishido: University of Tsukuba and Office of the Prime Minister
Hajime Wago: University of Tsukuba and Office of the Prime Minister
Naoki Kitayama: University of Tsukuba and Office of the Prime Minister
Chapter 18 in Econometric Contributions to Public Policy, 1978, pp 440-466 from Palgrave Macmillan
Abstract:
Abstract Japan’s rapid economic growth since the mid-1950s has brought about remarkable improvements in living conditions and reduction of wage differentials,but it has also been pointed out that it has caused imbalances such as excessive concentration of population, external diseconomies such as pollution, traffic congestion, and the like.
Keywords: Capita Income; Traffic Congestion; Metropolitan Region; Large Metropolitan Area; Large Urban Area (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1978
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-16003-7_19
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