Moneylending by Landlords in Modern Japan, with a Focus on the Structure of Collateral and its Consequences

Research Project

Project/Area Number	15K07628
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Agricultural science in rural society and development
Research Institution	Utsunomiya University
Principal Investigator	OHGURI YUKITERU 宇都宮大学, 農学部, 教授 (50160461)
Project Period (FY)	2015-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000) Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords	農業史 / 農史・農法比較 / 明治日本 / 地主農村金融 / 土地担保 / 産業組合 / 自治村落 / 地主 / 農村金融 / 信用組合・産業組合
Outline of Final Research Achievements	It was revealed what structure and consequences moneylending by landlords comprised of several kinds of collaterals had in the 1880s' Japan at the level of their businesses and villages. It was revealed whether early rural cooperatives comprised of one village, why landlords took the initiative in the establishment of the cooperatives, and whether the theory of self-governing village communities is supported by the findings of the study on the establishment of early rural cooperatives.
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	本研究の結果，資本主義が確立した明治後期に，日本農村の多くは部落・集落を越えた広がりをもつ協同組合の設立を志向したと考えられる．部落・集落を横断する協同組合が予想外に展開していた要因の解明は，現在の農山村の地域づくりで求められている，集落の機能を補完する広域コミュニティーの形成に何らかの含意をもつかもしれない．