CHARACTERISTICS OF ENDOGENEOUS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BASED ON DEVELOPMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION : Case Analysis of Endogeneous Regional Development Programs

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This study collected approximately 150 regional development programs in various parts of Japan and classified them according to their development philosophy and orientation in order to examine the characteristics of endogeneous regional development programs. The examination revealed the following: (1)The characteristics of regional development programs can be identified by four qualities, [spontaneity], [wholeness], [continuity] and [flexibility]; (2)Endogeneous regional development programs have these four qualities in an integrated and comprehensive manner; (3)These four qualities coincide with the findings of preceding studies of endogneous regional development inside and outside Japan, which began to be proposed since 1970s. In addition, the classification of regional development programs presented in this study is expected to serve as the 'measurement' to determine the approximate nature of planned or ongoing regional development programs across Japan.