Oecd Territorial Reviews Japan 2005

This report reviews Japan's progress with regional policy reform, such as reform of territorial planning, regional economic policy, urban policy, rural development and administrative and fiscal decentralisation.

Japan is embarked on a demographic transition without precedent in human history: the population is both declining and ageing rapidly. This raises important questions about the country's future economic geography, as public policies will need both to respond to these shifts and also to shape them.

Japan is embarked on a demographic transition without precedent in human history: the population is both declining and ageing rapidly. This raises important questions about the country's future economic geography, as public policies will need both to respond to these shifts and also to shape them.

This publication is part of a series of reviews undertaken by the OECD Territorial Development Policy Committee, which seek to give practical policy advice to national and regional government. This report focuses on Japan, where socio-economic challenges such as low growth, population ageing and depopulation, and new trade relationships with the East Asia region have required reform of economic and institutional systems. Issues discussed include progress made towards reform of territorial planning, regional economic policy, urban policy, rural development and administrative and fiscal decentralisation.

This Territorial Review of Busan, Korea examines the regions trends and capacities, assesses its regional competitiveness, and makes recommendations for policy improvements.

Annotation Japan is embarked on a demographic transition without precedent in human history: the population is both declining and ageing rapidly. This raises important questions about the country's future economic geography, as public policies will need both to resp.

This report reviews Japan's progress with regional policy reform, such as reform of territorial planning, regional economic policy, urban policy, rural development and administrative and fiscal decentralisation.

This book reviews Finland's success in achieving balanced development over the past decade and assesses the challenges that it faces in maintaining this success.