First half of the 20th century East Asian competition and cooperation

Research Project

Project/Area Number	18K00910
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 03010:Historical studies in general-related
Research Institution	Dokkyo University (2020) Kagawa University (2018-2019)
Principal Investigator	YAMAMOTO Yu 獨協大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (10550113)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	張暁紅香川大学, 経済学部, 教授 (00452722) 長廣利崇和歌山大学, 経済学部, 教授 (60432598)
Project Period (FY)	2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000) Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords	東アジア / 経済的秩序 / カルテル / 石炭 / 炭鉱企業 / 競争と協調 / 経済史 / 市場
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The subject of this study was to examine the East Asian economy in the first half of the 20th century based on the case of the coal mining industry. Specifically, we examined what the economic order in East Asia was by clarifying the actual conditions of competition and cooperation of each company in the market from the trajectory of corporate behavior selected by coal mining companies in East Asia. Through this research, the complex economic reality that cannot be grasped by conventional frameworks such as subordination and resistance, development and aggression was clarified. In order to obtain such results, we focused on the transformation of coal cartels in East Asia and the human resource development of coal companies in East Asia.
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	20世紀前半の東アジアは、統合された流通機構をもつ大経営と、凝集性・開放性をもつ固有のネットワーク型の流通機構、市場取引を超えた軍事力（暴力的支配）が存立していた。このような認識のもとに、従属と抵抗、開発と侵略といった点に焦点を当てて先行研究は積み重ねられてきた。しかし、先行研究では、東アジア域内における相互作用については考察されてこなかった。本研究の学術的意義は、東アジアにおける石炭カルテルの変容と、東アジアにおける石炭企業の人材養成に焦点を当てて分析することを通じて、上述した相互作用の具体相について史実を解明した点に求められる。