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Agrarian Question Lab
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A lab that uses political economy to explore agrarian problems under capitalism and the policy challenges they pose.
AboutAbout the lab
Reading agrarian problems under capitalism through political economy.
The Agrarian Question Lab studies the problems surrounding agriculture under a capitalist economy, and the related policy challenges, from the perspective of political economy.
The lab holds that agriculture is slow to become capitalized and tends to have lower productivity than industry, and that this has caused various political-economic problems in Japan and abroad.
It critically examines the relationship between agrarian problems and agricultural policy, and identifies policy challenges.
It also analyzes movements within agriculture, such as cooperatives, social movements, and endogenous development, and looks for ways to solve problems from the agricultural field itself.
Key terms
- Capitalist economy
- An economic system in which firms produce for profit, and goods and money circulate in society through buying and selling in markets
- Cooperative
- An organization in which people in the same position, such as farmers, contribute capital together and jointly carry out business and management
- Endogenous development
- An approach to development that does not rely on development imposed from outside, but builds on initiatives and activities within the region
ResearchResearch themes
The lab examines problems of agriculture under the modern capitalist economy from historical and institutional angles, and aims to clarify the policy challenges. Its main research themes are agricultural institutions under modern capitalism, political-economic problems of agriculture, critical examination of agricultural policy, and cooperatives, social movements, and endogenous development.
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The lab's members consist of faculty members and master's students.As of 2025
- Associate ProfessorTakaaki Watanabe
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