Ascertaining the functions for promoting economic growth in local societies where we see pollution

Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation

Lecturer Atsushi Osawa

Realizing sustainable societies requires that we learn from past experiences.

If we look back at the history of economic development in all countries and regions, we see that the course of industrialization has involved problems with pollution.

Currently, I am working on extracting lessons from history on the most desirable methods of economic development and business growth by ascertaining specific measures taken by local societies for problems that are difficult to solve with market solutions, such as through compensation. The focus is on the smoke pollution that had been generated in the Kazuno region in Akita Prefecture.