JOURNAL OF RURAL PLANNING ASSOCIATION
Online ISSN : 1881-2309
Print ISSN : 0912-9731
ISSN-L : 0912-9731
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Effects of Rural Development Policies on Revitalization of Local Communities
Application of a Structural Equation Model with Latent Variables
Yoji KUNIMITSU
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2007 Volume 25 Issue 4 Pages 533-543

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This paper aimed to analyze effects and causative factors for revitalization of local communities which can be affected from regional cooperation policies and public investment. The structural equation model was applied to data based on statistics and preference of residents. The results suggest that the performance of the model estimated was not so high because of low correlation ratios between economic and social factors. However, the model could describe interrelationships of economic and social factors with statistically significant level, showing positive effects of public facilities on rural revitalization level. Rural revitalization was also affected by the residents' activities, and improved livability and satisfaction level as well as preservation of irrigation facilities.
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