Book contents
- The Political Economy of the Abe Government and Abenomics Reforms
- The Political Economy of the Abe Government and Abenomics Reforms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Political Context
- Part III Macroeconomic Policy
- Part IV Third Arrow of Abenomics
- 10 Abe’s Slight Left Turn
- 11 Abe’s Womenomics Policy
- 12 Corporate Governance Reforms under Abenomics
- 13 Abenomics and Japan’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- 14 Japanese Agricultural Reform under Abenomics
- 15 The Politics of Energy and Climate Change in Japan under the Abe Government
- Part V Foreign Policy
- Index
- References
14 - Japanese Agricultural Reform under Abenomics
from Part IV - Third Arrow of Abenomics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2021
- The Political Economy of the Abe Government and Abenomics Reforms
- The Political Economy of the Abe Government and Abenomics Reforms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Political Context
- Part III Macroeconomic Policy
- Part IV Third Arrow of Abenomics
- 10 Abe’s Slight Left Turn
- 11 Abe’s Womenomics Policy
- 12 Corporate Governance Reforms under Abenomics
- 13 Abenomics and Japan’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- 14 Japanese Agricultural Reform under Abenomics
- 15 The Politics of Energy and Climate Change in Japan under the Abe Government
- Part V Foreign Policy
- Index
- References
Summary
After 2012, Prime Minister Abe prioritized agricultural reform as a signature objective of the structural reform, or “third arrow,” component of Abenomics. But while the Abe reforms have enhanced competitive market signals in the farm sector and accelerated the long-term political decline of conservative LDP politicians, farm bureaucrats, and Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA) – the “farm lobby” – in the policy process, the lobby remains a significant obstacle to more sweeping change. To illustrate these points and the ongoing tug-of-war between neoliberal reformers and the farm lobby, this chapter explores some of the successes and failures of the government’s agricultural agenda against the backdrop of a deepening demographic and economic crisis in the countryside.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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References
Ikuo Kabashima, governor of Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto City, June 4, 2014.
Masayoshi Honma, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, May 29, 2014.
JA representatives, Kumamoto City, June–July 2014.
Taro Kohno, LDP lower house member from Kanagawa Prefecture, Tokyo, August 2014.
Sakae Hirose, mayor of Yabu City, Tokyo, June 5, 2014.
Takeshi Noda, lower house member from Kumamoto City, Tokyo, June 6, 2014.
Officials, Kumamoto Prefecture Bureau of Agriculture, Kumamoto City, June 5, 2014.
Kazuhito Yamashita, Canon Institute for Global Studies, Tokyo, January 5, 2015.
Kazuhito Yamashita. October 7, 2017.
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Ikuo Kabashima, governor of Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto City, June 4, 2014.
Masayoshi Honma, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, May 29, 2014.
JA representatives, Kumamoto City, June–July 2014.
Taro Kohno, LDP lower house member from Kanagawa Prefecture, Tokyo, August 2014.
Sakae Hirose, mayor of Yabu City, Tokyo, June 5, 2014.
Takeshi Noda, lower house member from Kumamoto City, Tokyo, June 6, 2014.
Officials, Kumamoto Prefecture Bureau of Agriculture, Kumamoto City, June 5, 2014.
Kazuhito Yamashita, Canon Institute for Global Studies, Tokyo, January 5, 2015.
Kazuhito Yamashita. October 7, 2017.