Industrial Location TheoryⅠ

TOKUMASU,Hidehiro
  Elective  2 credits
【Regional Economics・1st semester】
19-1-1563-4698

1.
Outline
Since the postwar industrial restoration policy, the government's industrial location policy has institutionalized various industrial location measures to rectify disparities between urban and rural areas.
Local governments have been actively engaged in regional promotion measures focused on attracting companies to improve fiscal and improve employment under the national industrial location policy. However, the regional economy did not lead to the elimination of excessive depopulation as seen in concentration of Tokyo's despite efforts by various policies and municipalities.
In the lecture, with the cooperation of the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, efforts to eliminate the gap between urban and rural areas, by learning the realities and location policy of a wide range of regional economies, we will deepen our understanding of industrial location theory and basic theory on regional economics.
2.
Objectives
Learn the importance of the roles and activities of enterprises and local governments in location policy by learning the progress of structural changes of companies due to the industrial development in Japan and the basic theory and examples that supported it.
In addition, we will acquire the industrial development which indispensable in local economy and the way of industrial location towards revitalization of rural areas.
3.
Grading Policy
Submission of task report twice, 40%, Final exam 60%, Complement supplementation by attendance and attitude towards learning
4.
Textbook and Reference
Text: We will distribute lesson materials by LMS.
Reference material: "Industrial location and regional economy" Hirohiro Matsubara (Author) Foundation Japan University of Education Promotion
"Contemporary Location Theory" Hiroshi Matsubara (Author) Kokin Shobo
5.
Requirements (Assignments)
We would like you to gather information on newspaper and the Internet about corporate capital investment and regional location.
6.
Note
Please submit your assignment.It greatly affects the grade evaluation
7.
Schedule
1. An outline of industrial location theory
2. About Japanese industrial location policy content and regional promotion
3. About industrial location and regional economy
4. Industrial Revolution and Japanese Industry Renaissance
5. The beginning of industrialization in Japan and the start of industrial location policy
6. About the outline of National Land Policy and industrial location policy
7. Transition of industrial location policy in our country Ⅰ-industrial location policy of coastal development
8. Transition of industrial location policy in our country Ⅱ-industrial pollution Building a New Japan plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago
9. Transition of industrial location policy in our country Ⅲ-lndustrial Relocation Promotion Law and Industrialization of rural areas
10. Transition of industrial location policy in our country Ⅳ-Technopolis concept and Decentrallzation of software etc. development based on key facilities siting concept
11. Transition of industrial location policy in our country Ⅴ-Globalization response and industrial cluster policy
12. Transition of industrial location policy in our country Ⅵ-Outline of Act on Promoting Investment in Regional Future Economy and Promotion of regional innovation
13. Company location trend and regional location
14. Summary of the previous term "Industrial location theory"
15. Final exam
1.
Outline
Since the postwar industrial restoration policy, the government's industrial location policy has institutionalized various industrial location measures to rectify disparities between urban and rural areas.
Local governments have been actively engaged in regional promotion measures focused on attracting companies to improve fiscal and improve employment under the national industrial location policy. However, the regional economy did not lead to the elimination of excessive depopulation as seen in concentration of Tokyo's despite efforts by various policies and municipalities.
In the lecture, with the cooperation of the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, efforts to eliminate the gap between urban and rural areas, by learning the realities and location policy of a wide range of regional economies, we will deepen our understanding of industrial location theory and basic theory on regional economics.
2.
Objectives
Learn the importance of the roles and activities of enterprises and local governments in location policy by learning the progress of structural changes of companies due to the industrial development in Japan and the basic theory and examples that supported it.
In addition, we will acquire the industrial development which indispensable in local economy and the way of industrial location towards revitalization of rural areas.
3.
Grading Policy
Submission of task report twice, 40%, Final exam 60%, Complement supplementation by attendance and attitude towards learning
4.
Textbook and Reference
Text: We will distribute lesson materials by LMS.
Reference material: "Industrial location and regional economy" Hirohiro Matsubara (Author) Foundation Japan University of Education Promotion
"Contemporary Location Theory" Hiroshi Matsubara (Author) Kokin Shobo
5.
Requirements (Assignments)
We would like you to gather information on newspaper and the Internet about corporate capital investment and regional location.
6.
Note
Please submit your assignment.It greatly affects the grade evaluation
7.
Schedule
1. An outline of industrial location theory
2. About Japanese industrial location policy content and regional promotion
3. About industrial location and regional economy
4. Industrial Revolution and Japanese Industry Renaissance
5. The beginning of industrialization in Japan and the start of industrial location policy
6. About the outline of National Land Policy and industrial location policy
7. Transition of industrial location policy in our country Ⅰ-industrial location policy of coastal development
8. Transition of industrial location policy in our country Ⅱ-industrial pollution Building a New Japan plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago
9. Transition of industrial location policy in our country Ⅲ-lndustrial Relocation Promotion Law and Industrialization of rural areas
10. Transition of industrial location policy in our country Ⅳ-Technopolis concept and Decentrallzation of software etc. development based on key facilities siting concept
11. Transition of industrial location policy in our country Ⅴ-Globalization response and industrial cluster policy
12. Transition of industrial location policy in our country Ⅵ-Outline of Act on Promoting Investment in Regional Future Economy and Promotion of regional innovation
13. Company location trend and regional location
14. Summary of the previous term "Industrial location theory"
15. Final exam