1995 年 30 巻 p. 379-384
THIS STUDY DEALS WITH A SCHOLAR NAMED NOBUHIRO SATO (1769?-1850) WHO LIVED IN EDO PERIOD. HE WROTE MANY THESISSES IN POLITICS, ECONOMICS, AND NATIONAL MANAGEMENT ETC. I EXAMINE HIS THOUGHT IN THE NATIONAL PLANNING FIELD. BECAUSE PREWAR SHOWA ADMINISTRATION USED TO REFER SATO'S THESISSES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE FIRST NATIONAL PLAN WAS TRIED. SATO'S THOUGHT ON THE NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY WAS RATHER FUNCTION-ORIENTED AND CENTRALIZED INTENTION WITH HIERARCHIC STRUCTURE. A FEW OF HIS IDEAS MIGHT BE STILL COMMON IN THE NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY NOW.