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Poverty reduction and social inclusion by social business

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K03608
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Economic policy
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

IKEMOTO YUKIO  東京大学, 東洋文化研究所, 教授 (20222911)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 松井 範惇  帝京大学, 経済学部, 教授 (50278438)
Research Collaborator Tsuboi Hiromi  
Ishii Kayoko  
Kurata Masamitsu  
Ann Wipawa  メーファールアン財団ドイトゥン・プロジェクト
Charoenpandhu Narissara  ランシット大学, 経済学部
Thanh Phan  ベトナム国家大学, ホーチミン校人文社会科学大学
Shiokawa Minoru  Nico Nico Yasai
Chowdhury Nuzrul I.  Caixa Bank
Kim Kihueng  忠南発展研究院
Ponpongrat Kannapa  タマサート大学
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywordsソーシャル・ビジネス / コーヒー / マイクロクレジット / タイ / スペイン / ケイパビリティ / 社会的包摂 / ソーシャルビジネス / ベトナム / 有機農業 / 経済発展論 / 貧困削減
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Amartya Sen suggested a way to use his capability approach for justice in his book, The Idea of Justice. We showed that a way to practice this idea is social business.
Thailand's Doi Tung Project aims to eradicate poverty among the ethinic minority people and protect forest through coffee cultivation etc. Its basic idea is to connect socially-excluded people into society through various businesses. The perspective of improving people's lives at micro level is the capability approach itself.
In addition, we conducted research on micro-credit in Spain, a Thai community living in Miyagi prefecture, a child poverty problem in Akita prefecture, and so on.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

アマルティア・センは開発をケイパビリティとしてとらえることを提唱した。ソーシャル・ビジネスは貧困問題をビジネスとして解決しようとするものであるが、それをケイパビリティで考えれば、現実の複雑な貧困にともなう問題を幅広く捉え、しかもビジネスとして有効に成立させる示唆を与えることができる。
貧困問題はSDGsの課題の一番目に出てくるものであるが、今、高校生や大学生も取り組み始め、ビジネス・モデル・コンテストも盛んに行なわれている。しかし、重要なのは貧困を社会的問題として捉えることであり、社会の文脈で貧困をケイパビリティでとらえるなら、より有効で実現可能なビジネス・モデルが考えられる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (5 results) Journal Article (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 8 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Ransit University(Nrissara Charoenphandhu)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Chungnam Development Institute(Kim Kihueng)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Caixa Bank, Confidence Project(Nuzrul I. Chowdhury)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] メーファールアン財団(タイ)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ICO財団(スペイン)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 『正義のアイデア』にみるセンの経済学:帰納法と演繹法2019

    • Author(s)
      平位匡・池本幸生
    • Journal Title

      東洋文化研究所紀要

      Volume: 174 Pages: 173-204

    • NAID

      40021864927

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 飢饉分析から学ぶ:マラウイ、マダガスカルとウクライナの事例から見えるもの2018

    • Author(s)
      松井範惇
    • Journal Title

      帝京大学短期大学紀要

      Volume: 38 Pages: 1-15

    • NAID

      120006521572

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Do Determinants of Adopting Solar Home Systems Differ between Households and MicroEnterprises? Evidence from Rural Bangladesh2018

    • Author(s)
      Kurata, Masamitsu, Noriatsu Matsui, Yukio Ikemoto, and Hiromi Tsuboi
    • Journal Title

      Renewable Energy

      Volume: 129 Pages: 995-1013

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Multidimensional impacts of solar home systems: Evidence from rural Bangladesh2018

    • Author(s)
      Masamitsu Kurata, Noriatsu Matsui, Yukio Ikemoto, Hiromi Tsuboi
    • Journal Title

      Economics Bulletin

      Volume: 38-2 Pages: 995-1013

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Justice in the Tea Estate Community in Sri Lanka: An Explanation through Freedom-based Capability Approach2018

    • Author(s)
      Dishanka, S. and Ikemoto, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Social and Development Sciences

      Volume: 9

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 飢饉から学ぶ:マラウイ、マダガスカルとウクライナの事例から見えるもの2018

    • Author(s)
      松井範惇
    • Journal Title

      帝京大学短期大学紀要

      Volume: 38 Pages: 1-15

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Do Determinants of Adopting Solar Home Systems Differ between Households and Micro-Enterprises? Evidence from Rural Bangladesh2018

    • Author(s)
      Kurata, Masamitsu, Noriatsu Matsui, Yukio Ikemoto, and Hiromi Tsuboi
    • Journal Title

      Renewable Energy

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Sen's Economics in The Idea of Justice: Induction vs deduction2017

    • Author(s)
      Hirai, T. and Ikemoto, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Review of Political Economy

      Volume: 29(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 93-110

    • DOI

      10.1080/09538259.2016.1259873

    • NAID

      40021864927

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 連帯経済と平和の追求2016

    • Author(s)
      池本幸生
    • Journal Title

      にじ

      Volume: 657 Pages: 34-41

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 東アジアのグローバル化と国内格差、国家間格差2016

    • Author(s)
      國分圭介 池本幸生
    • Journal Title

      Int'lecowk

      Volume: 1060 Pages: 7-13

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Happiness and Human Development: A capability perspective2016

    • Author(s)
      Hirai, T., Comim, F. and Ikemoto, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of International Development

      Volume: 28(7) Issue: 7 Pages: 1155-1169

    • DOI

      10.1002/jid.3236

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Health and Livelihood of Malawi Villages2018

    • Author(s)
      Noriatsu Matsui
    • Organizer
      Healthcare, SDGs and Social Business International Conference, Kyushu University
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Social Business for Human Development: Widening Informational Basis2016

    • Author(s)
      Ikemoto Yukio, Narissara Charoenphandhu
    • Organizer
      Human development and Capability Association
    • Place of Presentation
      一橋大学(東京都国立市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-01
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Funded Workshop] Poverty Alleviation and Social Inclusion through Social Business2017

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2022-02-28  

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