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不平等三都物語 : 戦前期東京・大阪・京都三市における土地資産分配の比較史

Comparison of Inequality in Land Ownership between Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto City in the Prewar Period

jpn

00229741

https://doi.org/10.15002/00030400

法政大学経済学部学会

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2023-12-20

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During early urbanization in regions with abundant cheap agricultural land, significant differences arise in the inequality index (Theil index) of land ownership when calculated based on land value versus land acreage. Using land value as the basis for assessment is more appropriate in such cases. Key findings based on land value include: 1) Tokyo City displayed the highest level of inequality among the three cities due to the influence of old samurai estates. 2) In the early stage of urbanization, inequality in the old town areas of each city contributed to that in the city as a whole. 3) Inequality in land ownership increased in all cities, driven by disparities within old town areas and the growing corporate land ownership. 4) Inequality of land ownership moved in the opposite direction, depending on whether land value or land acreage is used as the basis of the Theil index estimation. For example, in cities such as Osaka and Kyoto, while large-scale land division in suburban areas led to more equal land ownership based on land acreage, rising land prices in those areas caused a worsening of land ownership distribution based on land value.

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