论日本早期的城市化

On the Early Stage of Urbanization in Japan

日本早期城市化是日本城市化的一个重要阶段,对之进行研究在今天仍具有重要意义。日本城市化建立在农业生产率的提高、工业化的发展和交通运输条件的改善等有利条件上,它不仅表现为这一时期城市数量的增加、城市人口的快速增长,而且表现为城区面积的扩展。日本早期城市化给日本社会经济的发展带来了极大的影响:它推动了工业化的进程,促进了农业的发展,进而改变了城乡关系,引起家庭结构的变化、城市居民生活的变化,还直接推动日本政治现代化的发展。当然,在日本城市化的过程中,也出现了一些难题,进而衍生出各种社会问题,困扰着日本城市化的发展。日本政府采取了一些措施来解决这些问题,并取得了一些成效。

It is still significant to research today on the early stage of urbanization, an important stage in the whole process. Japanese urbanization, which is based on the in advance in agricultural productivity, industrial development and amelioration in communications and transportation, is not merely shown as the rapid increase in city number and urban population moreover, it is shown as the expansion of the urban area. This early stage has great influence on Japanese society and economy. It has promoted the industrialization and agriculture. Moreover it brings changes to urban-rural relations, familial structure and the lives of urban citizens. Even it directly impels modemization of Japanese politics. Besides, some problems have appeared in the process and they lead to various social problems perplex the development of Japan＇s urbanization. The Japanese Government has taken some measures to solve these problems, has made some effects.