A Study on the Effect of a Rural Improvement Policy

Abstract

An approach for evaluating the effect of rural improvement policies subsidized from national coffers is presented. The integrated rural improvement work called the Model Project is selected as an example of the policies and the effect on improving the rural living environment is evaluated. The improvement levels of the living environment as of 1976 and 1983 are examined and compared for each municipality type due to the progress of the Model Project. The results demonstrate that the rise in the improvement level between these two points of time is different according to the administrative investment of the Model Project. It is concluded that the Model Project is effective for improving the rural living environment and is useful for correcting the difference in the improvement among municipalities.