Market order during the Republic of China era ; the role of arbitration system in Chamber of Commerce

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22830125
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Economic history
Research Institution	Kibi International University
Principal Investigator	HAMASHIMA Atsuhiro 吉備国際大学, 国際環境経営学部, 講師 (70581528)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,885,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,450,000、Indirect Cost: ¥435,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥988,000 (Direct Cost: ¥760,000、Indirect Cost: ¥228,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥897,000 (Direct Cost: ¥690,000、Indirect Cost: ¥207,000)
Keywords	中国経済史 / 市場秩序 / 商会 / 商事公断処 / 取引制度
Research Abstract	The main object of this study is to focus on the arbitration office for business affairs established by Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and to analyze the role and effect of the arbitration system on market order in early stage of the Republic of China era. Through examining a function of the arbitration system, it clarifies that this system supported the "formal" judicial system mainly by the investigation of commercial books, had an effect on declining transaction costs in market trade and made a contribution to construct the market order during the Republic of China era.