福島原発災害と利益誘導システムの破綻(大会報告・共通論題:東日本大震災・原発事故からの地域経済社会の再建をめぐって)

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The disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant (NPP) will without doubt bring extensive damage to the stricken area for a long time to come. Local communities have been fragmented and conflicts have erupted among victims over what stance to take toward radioactive contamination issues. No one can predict whether, as a result of the accident, Japan will completely do away with nuclear power or not. However, one significant factor will be the extent to which the special-interest system for NPP sites remains intact. The building of NPPs stimulates regional economies only temporarily and to a limited degree, while the structure of the regional economy changes drastically and becomes unsustainable without new capital investment in the plant. Following the Fukushima accident, the scope of disaster-prevention arrangements will expand significantly and the number of local governments involved in them will triple. It is highly likely that regions and local governments that do not benefit directly from NPP employment and tax revenues will also have a strong say in the location and operation of NPPs. We therefore predict that there will be a marked reduction in the effectiveness of the special-interest system.
2012-04-30