도서지역의 산업 활성화를 위한 지방자치단체의 역할 －일본 시마네현 오키군 아마쵸(海士町)의 사례를 중심으로－

Abstract

Nowadays, the Korean Islands area has suffered from problems of depopulation and an aging population at the same time. The development and the economic revitalization in this area have limitations in itself in spite of the efforts of the private sector and the competence of the local residents. That's why the creative local development strategies and the reasonable supporting policies of the local government and the subsidy from the federal government, as well as the active participation of the local residents, are obviously necessary to improve the economic conditions in the Islands area. To apply the facts to the Korean Islands area, this study takes an example of the strategies of Ama Town, Oki District, Shimane Prefecture in Japan because the town experienced under the similar situations to those of the Korean Islands area. One of the principal revitalization strategies in Ama Town was to develop the primary industry, which is the main industry in the town. It could not be easy to introduce new industries and to invite different businesses due to the conditions of depopulation and an aging population in the area. The local government preferentially invested the budget in the agricultural products processing plants and equipment; the third sector and private businesses are operating them on a consignment basis. Furthermore, the local government made a success, pushing forward a plan to create a brand combining and symbolizing all the social and natural resources in the town in terms of tourism. Ama Town has succeeded in the effective local development on the basis of the local resources using the three main factors: the revitalization strategies of the local government, the active participation of the residents, and the financial support from the federal government. Therefore, the case of Ama Town could be a good model of local development and the revitalization of the local economy for the Korean Islands area.