primacy

Japanese: primacy
primacy

After World War II, rapid urbanization has progressed in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, against the backdrop of economic internationalization and technological innovations in agriculture and other fields, and huge cities are being born one after another in these regions. A characteristic of these cities is that the population of the capital city alone has rapidly increased, often overwhelming the second-largest city, resulting in a phenomenon known as "primacy." However, these cities are not necessarily the result of industrial development such as manufacturing, and many of them suffer from problems such as unstable employment and income, poor housing and living conditions, crime, and pollution.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "primacy" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 第2次大戦後,経済の国際化と農業などの技術革新などを背景に,アジア,アフリカ,ラテン・アメリカにおいても急速な都市化が進展し,これらの地域に次々と巨大都市が生まれつつある。しかもその特徴として首都だけに人口が急増し,第2位都市を圧倒していくという,〈首座都市性primacy〉現象がしばしば生じている。しかし,それらは必ずしも都市における工業などの産業開発を背景としているわけではなく,不安定な雇用と所得,劣悪な住宅および住環境,犯罪,公害などの問題を抱えているケースが多い。…

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