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Tags: #history #economics
# Japan did not move away from small-scale farming because of its welfare role
[[Countries should shift agriculture policy after getting rich]]
Japan did not move away from small-scale farming quickly enough because farms served a vital welfare role, where unemployed factory workers could move back to the family farm. Thus, the state implemented various policies to support rural incomes and ensure they maintained rough parity with urban incomes, such as buying rice at a guaranteed minimum price above the market price and restricting food imports.
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# References
[[How Asia works_ success and failure in the world's most dynamic region]]