- Yukihiro Torikai
Yukihiro TORIKAI (surname "TORIKAI" , given name "Yukihiro" ), is a Japanese economist of Department of Human Development, School of Humanities & Culture,
Tokai University (東海大学), which Shyonan campus is located inHiratuka , Kanagawa (approximately 50 kilometres west of the center ofTokyo ), and is a university with seven faculties.His major isdevelopment economics andenvironmental economics forsustainable development from the view point ofdeveloping economies .Background
1959 born in Ibarakiken,Japan 1983 B.A. Economics , Economics Department atChuo University (中央大学), Tokyo, Japan1986 M.A. Economics, Economics Department atUniversity of Tokyo (東京大学), Japan1988 Ph.D. Economics, atUniversity of Tokyo , Japan
Doctoral Dissertation: "Economic Behavior under Uncertainty: Case Studies of Philippine Rice Farmers" Kind of academic degree (Doctor of Economics), Field of academic degree (Economics), Year and Date of conferral of degrees (1988/03/29)1989-1990 Special Researcher of
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science at University of Tokyo, Japan1990-1996 Lecturer, School of Humanities and Culture,
Tokai University 1998-1999 Visitor Researcher of Department of Agricultural Business Administration, Faculty of Agricultural Technology,
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang :KMITL,Bangkok ,Thailand 1996 -present Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Culture,Tokai University pecialty field and Themes
Development economics andenvironmental economics ,International cooperation , study ongrass roots aids, study on the production system of private management firms,sustainable development .His past research themes include textile production system in villages of
Thailand and rocaltechnologies for production inChina , influence of climate change from the view point of theenergy economics and its practice inKyoto Protocol of theUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change .He is currently working on the possible combination of
social development and Thaiweaving techniques from the conceptual and practical viewpoints.Research contents
Modern society is globalized, and in such globalized world, materials, money and man move across the national boundaries, contributing to
economic development . However, what moves in such a way is not limited to "what is good," and harmful wastes such as mercury and lead move across the national boundaries asnarcotic drugs andweapons do.In other words, development and environment, and furthermore peace and human rights are intricately intertwined. His research theme is to analyze a flow of materials, money and man in this globalized world, and make economic analysis of "new sustainable development" in due consideration of development, environment, peace and human rights.
For this purpose, it is necessary not only to use statistics and data of each country, but also to make a field study by staying in
developing nations . He has so far visited and investigated villages, fishing villages, small factories,slums , andgarbage collection sites of Philippines, Thailand,Indonesia ,Nepal ,China , Mexico and Peru. It can be said that this kind of research requires not only knowledge, but also physical strength.Major publications
*"Economics for Development and Environmental Protection", 1998, University of Tokai Press (ISBN 4486014197 )
*"Environmental Problems and International Co-operation", 2001, Seizan-sha (ISBN 4883590585 )
*"Social Development and Environmental Protection", 2002, University of Tokai Press (ISBN 4486015851 )
*"Environmental Economics of Rural Communities", 2007, Taga-shuppan (ISBN 9784811571317)
Thesis
[1] Japanese Evaluation Team (
Akira Takahashi , and TORIKAI Yukihiro "et al".) "Evaluation of the Japanese Development Assistance toward the Philippines". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pp.1-48, 1998.[2] "Economic Development and Nation Building in Peru: Problems after Restructuring in the 1990s" "Journal of Behavior and Social Sciences" pp.57-72,1999.
[3] The Structure of Capital Flow and The Post-Cold War: Japan's Role as a Capital Supplier." "Journal of the School of Humanities and Culture" , No.24, pp.203-232,1994
External links
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