「製造業への低賃金労働力給源としての農家」の機能収縮と農村(大会報告・共通論題:高度経済成長の終焉をどう捉えるか-製造業,内需,地域社会)

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The 1973 oil shock is generally regarded as marking the end of rapid economic growth in Japan. For rural communities in Tohoku, however, 1973 did not represent an end so much as a type of beginning. The Tohoku region continued to grow economically between 1975 and 1980 and maintained its economic vitality throughout the 1980s. Even during this period, however, there was a continuous flow of labor to the cities as people sought better working conditions. The result was the collapse of the abundant labor force in rural areas, which had been the locational factor for the manufacturing that drove the "high economic growth" of Tohoku's rural communities in the first place. The trend was then solidified by the emigration of members of farming households in response to the bubble economy at the end of the 1980s. By the latter 1990s, the farming sector had lost its role as a supplier of labor, and it became increasingly difficult for companies located in rural communities to rely solely on the local labor force. The more difficult it is to locate companies in the area, the greater will be the outflow of the population, further compounding the problem. Measures are therefore needed to make the best use of the labor force existing in the region.
政治経済学・経済史学会の論文
2013-04-30