Urban policy in Japan gained greater significance in the late 1960s. In 1968, a new City Planning Law was enacted, and urban policy was a prominent issue in that year's House of Councillors election. Scholars have regarded the ruling conservative party's fear of a threat to its hegemony as the primary force driving this increased attention to urban policy. This article examines the political factors surrounding the reforms enacted, concluding that politicians actually underestimated the degree of public interest in urban policy and made largely empty political gestures to appease urban dwellers while responding more readily to agricultural interests.

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日本经济高速增长时期城市政策改革的政治动因：仔细观察

日本的城市政策在 1960 年代后期变得更加重要。1968年，新的城市规划法颁布，城市政策成为当年参议院选举的一个突出问题。学者们认为，执政的保守党害怕其霸权受到威胁，这是促使人们越来越关注城市政策的主要力量。本文考察了围绕已实施改革的政治因素，得出的结论是，政客实际上低估了公众对城市政策的兴趣程度，并在很大程度上做出了空洞的政治姿态来安抚城市居民，同时更容易回应农业利益。