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The Benefits of an Ageing Population: Case Studies from Rural Hokkaido, Japan

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  • Kayo Murakami

    (Centre for Rural Economy (CRE), Newcastle University, Newcastle NE1 7RU, UK)

  • Rose Gilroy

    (GURU, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK)

  • Jane Atterton

    (Centre for Rural Economy (CRE), Newcastle University, Newcastle NE1 7RU, UK)

Abstract

This paper explores the strategies employed by Japanese rural municipalities to support growing numbers of older people in the face of dwindling financial and human resources. Drawing on case study research from a study visit made by the authors, the paper considers the social and economic benefits gained by taking a community based approach as seen in Kuriyama and an older-person centred approach to spatial planning as seen in Nanporo. It concludes by considering what lessons rural municipalities in the UK might draw from these approaches.

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  • Kayo Murakami & Rose Gilroy & Jane Atterton, 2009. "The Benefits of an Ageing Population: Case Studies from Rural Hokkaido, Japan," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 24(6-7), pages 555-567, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:loceco:v:24:y:2009:i:6-7:p:555-567
    DOI: 10.1080/02690940903318994
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    1. Hoppe, Robert A., 1991. "Elderly's Income and Rural Development: Some Cautions," Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 7(2), May.
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