構造改革特区、教育分野の「規格化」とその背景 : 自治体の自発性や地域の特性に着目して(I <特集1>教育と政治の関係再考)

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The purpose of the article is to show that the special zones for structural reform in the field of education have been unsuccessful in making good use of the local government initiatives and their distinguishing features. The information the government had disclosed intentionally, leading to poor initiatives of local governments, gave birth to a substantial number of special zones. Most of them, however, proposed fairly similar ideas without fully taking into account their defining features. Some local governments, for example, have had their incentives to provide the measures for regional revitalization and the countermeasures against declining birthrate and depopulation. It could be concluded that the government and the local governments have only exploited the zones for achieving their respective aims.