Reconsideration on the Public-service Nature of Japanese Railway Businesses in the Prewar Period
Project/Area Number |
22530348
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Economic history
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Research Institution | Komazawa University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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Keywords | 鉄道史 / 公共交通 / 鉄道事業 / 交通史 / 鉄道資料 / 台湾私設鉄道 / 公共的性格 / 鉄道省文書 / 鶴見臨港鉄道 |
Research Abstract |
The objective of this study is to make clear the process by which private railway businesses in Japan came to take on a public-service nature, and the timing of this process. Shining a light on arguments and facts related to the public-service nature of railways during the interwar period, I employed an empirical study that involved primary sources. I attempted to approach the above research topic from three directions. The first was a case-study analysis of urban areas in which urbanization and heavy industrialization advanced. The second was a comparison with provincial (local) railway businesses during the same period. The third was an analysis of private railways in Japan's colonies, using Taiwan as an example. The public-service nature of railways probably should be understood anew as something that has developed over history, rather than being treated as a given.
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Research Products
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