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The railway construction and behavior of business world in the period of industrial revolution of Japan.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 05630049
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Economic history
Research InstitutionRIKKYO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

OIKAWA Yoshinobu  RIKKYOUNIV., DEPT.of ECONOMICS.PROF, 経済学部, 教授 (10168841)

Project Period (FY) 1993 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
KeywordsRailway Construction / Business World / economic Journal / Industrialization / 近代日本 / 鉄道構想 / ブルジョアジー / 鉄道 / 産業革命 / 産業資本 / 商業会議所 / 商品流通 / 交通 / 地域経済
Research Abstract

The first rise of industry was promoted by railway business with cotton industry and mining industry from 1886 in Japan. In this time, many private railway companies were established. Especialy, main lines like as Sanyo railway, Kyusyu railway, Kansei railway, and Hokkaido-Tanko railway were constructed.
Therise of industry was collapased by the panic of 1890. But. Thepusiness conditions recovered in 1893, and the boom continued till 1897 except the period of the Sino-Japanese war (1894-95). Many private railway companies were established in the period of the second rise of industry, too.
In these circumstances, the plan of railway network was proposed by many peoples from various points of view. In this project, I make clear the feature of the plan of railway network in the period of Meiji Japan, refereing to following subjects.
(1)The railway theory of "Tokai Keizai Shinpo (Tokai Economic Journal)"
(2)The railway theory of "Tokyo Keizai Zasshi (Tokyo Economic Journal)".
(3)The plan of railway network by Minami Kiyoshi.
(4)The reilway policy of Saburi Kazutugu.
(5) The promotion plan of Yokohama railway company and Yokohama business world.
(6) The establisment of Kyoto railway company and Kyoto business world.
(7) The railway problems of the Chamber of Commerce in Kawagoe.

Report

(4 results)
  • 1995 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1994 Annual Research Report
  • 1993 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All Other

All Publications (4 results)

  • [Publications] 老川慶喜: "川越商業会議所と鉄道問題" 埼玉県史研究. 30号. 83-95 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 老川慶喜: "歴史の中の都市と村落社会(共著)" 思文閣出版, 456 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 田中喜男編: "歴史の中の都市と村落社会" 思分閣, 450 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1993 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 杉原四郎編: "田中卯吉と『東京経済雑誌』" 日本経済評論社, 430 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1993 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1993-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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