Study on Basic Structure, Dynamics, and Sustainable Development of 'Local World' in East Asia

本研究从“地方世界”的视角考察了东亚地方社会可持续发展的形成逻辑、当代变迁特征以及可持续发展的可能性和任务。东亚的乡村和城市(镇)从来不是对立的，但在各自的地方社会中，它们之间已经形成了立足于历史文化传统的有机联系。而《本土世界》就是在此基础上诞生的。因此，不仅乡村的繁荣和复兴，而且当地城市(城镇)的繁荣和复兴以及它们之间的关系，对于当地社会和东亚本身的富裕发展都是不可或缺的。

This research has investigated logics of formation, characteristics of contemporary change, and possibility and tasks of sustainable development of local societies in East Asia from the viewpoint of 'local world'. Villages and local cities (towns) in East Asia have never been opposed to each other, but organic relationships between them, standing upon historical and cultural traditions, in each local society, have been formed. And 'Local world' has been created on this basis. Therefore, not only prosperity and regeneration of villages, but also those of local cities (towns) and relationships between them, are indispensable for affluent development of local societies and East Asia itself.