Metropolises and Industrial Development in Modern Japan from the Perspective of Comparative Urban History
| Project/Area Number |
23830012
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Economic history
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| Research Institution | Saitama University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Keywords | 日本経済史 / 都市 / 産業集積 / ネットワーク / 東京 / 関東大震災 / 特許 / 産業発展 |
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| Research Abstract |
This research project explores the role of metropolitan areas in the industrial development of modern Japan. Firstly, on analysing the geographical distribution of patent holders in the 1880s and 1890s, it is clarified that the main players were small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), namely, factories or shops concentrated in metropolitan areas, and Tokyo had a significant status as a hub of patenting activity. Secondly, on analysing the industrial recovery in Tokyo after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake (an exogenous shock), it is observed that (i) the characteristics of industries in Tokyo, such as diversity and preponderance of SMEs, (ii) the macro-economic downturnin the 1920s and (iii) the surge of transportation costs owing to the damage caused by the disaster resulted in the rapid recovery of industries in Tokyo.
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