Japanese Agriculture, Farmers, and Rural Areas (Development and Problems of Post-War Japanese Agriculture)

Author: Jiao Bifang (Editor)
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Publish Date: 1997-12-01
Features: This book is a collection of papers from the international academic symposium titled "Agriculture, Farmers, and Villages in Japan—Development and Problems of Post-War Japanese Agriculture." It represents the crystallization of research achievements by scholars from China and Japan, as well as relevant government department personnel. The book includes 28 papers, primarily covering topics such as Japan's agricultural policies and laws, modernization of agricultural operations, agricultural product circulation and pricing, food issues, agricultural labor, agricultural land use, agricultural cooperatives, agricultural environment, rural aging, and urban-rural relations. It also conducts comparative studies between China and Japan on several specific topics.
The content discussed and the perspectives elaborated in this book hold certain reference value for China in addressing the "Three Rural Issues"—agriculture, farmers, and rural areas—during the construction of a socialist market economy.