Intellectual Origins of Japanese Mature Society Theory

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  • 日本における成熟社会論の知的起源
  • ニホン ニ オケル セイジュク シャカイロン ノ チテキ キゲン

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<p>This paper tries to discover origins of Japan’s original mature society theory in 1975, and focuses on economist Yasuaki Murakami as its main theorist. While high economic growth was coming to an end globally, the discussion of “Mature Society” by Dennis Gabor and the “Limits of Growth” by the Club of Rome was introduced to Japan. Under these influences, Japan’s original mature society theories started to be developed. In particular, Murakami is characterized by his understanding of mature society, combining common global issues of dealing with an affluent society after industrialization and the Japan’s unique problem of switching from the Western model. Murakami saw the change in Japanese society as the transformation of traditional collectivism due to the rise of individualism, and aimed to establish new public and private rules based on it. Murakami’s theory of industrial society developed such an understanding, and he established a social theory that emphasized the necessity of mixed economies, pluralism, and the independence of the cultural domain. Murakami predicted a conservative return in Japan and developed a unique Japanese culture theory based on the “Ye” society. Murakami’s theoretical work, which tried to comprehensively understand the relationship between politics, economy and culture, still gives us important suggestions.</p>

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