Trading Locomotives: The Development of Japan's Railway Industry and International Environment
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23530406
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Economic history
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | 明治日本 / 鉄道業 / 機関車貿易 / 第一次グローバル化 / 国際競争 / 欧米機関車メーカー / 日本商社 / 機械技術者 / 国際関係史 / 経営史 / 日本 / 鉄道車輌貿易 / イギリス / アメリカ / ドイツ / 鉄道用品貿易 / 日本鉄道業 / 機関車メーカー / 商社 / 代理店契約 / Baldwin社 / 三井物産 / 大倉組 / 鉄道国有化 / 鉄道合同 / 国際関係経営史 / 19-20世紀転換期 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research project reconsiders the influence of the first globalization at the turn of the twentieth century on the development of the railway industry in Meiji Japan. We show that Japanese railways could purchase high-quality locomotives with short delivery dates and low prices due to competition between British, American, and German locomotive makers with trading companies. This was one of the factors behind the high growth of railway industry during the Meiji era. In addition, designing and ordering locomotives during this period was supported by Japanese mechanical engineers who learned engineering theories through coursework at domestic institutions of higher education and acquired skills by performing reverse engineering at railway factories. As a result, the independence of the Japanese railway industry was completed before the First World War.
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[Book] 持ち場の希望学2014
Author(s)
東大社研・中村尚史・玄田有史編
Total Pages
413
Publisher
東京大学出版会
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