Ishibashi Tanzan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1981) award
Yoshikazu Kanou
かのう よしかず
Kanou Yoshikazu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-01-28 （Setouchi, Oshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture (Kakeromajima), Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Setouchi, Kagoshima (Kakeromajima), Japan → Tokyo, Japan → Singapore (visitor researcher)
Career
- Occupations
- Economist, Management scholar, University professor, Researcher
- Active Years
- 1969-2015
- Affiliations
- National Economic Research Association (Japan), Research and Development Institute (visitor researcher), Takushoku University (Professor, Faculty of International Studies), ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (visitor researcher, Singapore), Teikyo Heisei University (Professor, Contemporary Life Studies), Japan University of Economics (Visiting Professor)
- Influenced By
- Kenichi Miyazawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Edogawa High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Chuo University, Faculty of Law (Evening Division) | Faculty of Law | Department of Law | 学士（法学） | — | Japan |
| Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Economics (doctoral course) | Graduate School of Economics | Economics | — | 在学〜1977年（博士課程退学） | Japan |
Tokyo Metropolitan Edogawa High School
Country:
Japan
Chuo University, Faculty of Law (Evening Division)
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Law
Degree:
学士（法学）
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the evening division (Second Section)
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Economics (doctoral course)
Graduate School of Economics
/ Economics
Period:
在学〜1977年（博士課程退学）
Country:
Japan
Entered doctoral program under Kenichi Miyazawa but left the program (did not complete PhD)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Ishibashi Tanzan Prize | Agriculture and Advanced-Country Industry Theory: Prospects for Japan's Agricultural Revolution | — | Ishibashi Tanzan Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Ishibashi Tanzan Prize
1982
Work:
Agriculture and Advanced-Country Industry Theory: Prospects for Japan's Agricultural Revolution
Organization:
Ishibashi Tanzan Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Agriculture and Advanced-Country Industry Theory: Prospects for Japan's Agricultural Revolution
1982 Economics / Policy StudyExamines structural change and industrialization of Japanese agriculture and offers policy recommendations. Awarded the Ishibashi Tanzan Prize in the year of publication.
agricultural policyindustrial structurepolicy recommendations
Japan, Be an Agricultural Nation: Industries of the 21st Century
1984 Economic discourse / PolicyProposes directions for Japanese agricultural positioning and industrial policy heading into the 21st century.
agricultural promotionindustrial policy
Agriculture in Advanced Countries: A Journey to Agricultural Enlightenment
1985 Comparative AgricultureCompares and analyzes agricultural conditions in advanced countries to provide insights for Japan's agricultural reform.
comparative studyagricultural reform
Agricultural Renaissance: Innovators of 21st Century Industries
1990 Economic PolicyDiscusses innovation and industrialization in the agricultural sector heading into the 21st century.
innovationindustrialization
Red Capitalism: China, a Superpower of the 21st Century
1993 China studies / Political economyAnalyzes China's economic growth and the development of capitalism in China in the 21st century.
Chinese economycapitalism
Experimental State China — The Road to a Rule-of-Law State
1997 International political economyDiscusses China's path and challenges toward rule of law from an economic perspective.
rule of lawChina studies
Asia on the Move, Japan Falling Behind
2001 Asian studies / Economic commentaryCompares Asia's economic growth with Japan's challenges and offers policy implications.
Asian economyinternational comparison
Bibliography
- Agriculture and Advanced-Country Industry Theory: Prospects for Japan's Agricultural Revolution
- Japan, Be an Agricultural Nation: Industries of the 21st Century
- Agriculture in Advanced Countries: A Journey to Agricultural Enlightenment
- What to Do with Rice: Urgent Proposals for Agricultural Reform
- Agricultural Renaissance: Innovators of 21st Century Industries
- Red Capitalism: China, a Superpower of the 21st Century
- Experimental State China — The Road to a Rule-of-Law State
- Asia on the Move, Japan Falling Behind
Translations by Author
- Yes or No? America Bought, Japan Buying (supervised translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- analyticalpolicy-orientedexpository with empirical descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- agricultural policyindustrial policyChina and Asia studiesinternational comparison
Legacy
Left practical, policy-oriented works in Japanese agricultural and industrial policy, served as head of the National Economic Research Association, and contributed insights on China and Asian economies.
Trivia
- Ran for mayor of Amami City in 2006 but was defeated.
- Ran in the 2007 House of Councillors election on the Democratic Party list (proportional representation) but was not elected.
- Served as chairman of the National Economic Research Association from 1983 to 1996.