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Tropics and the Emergence of Modern World Economy: Famines, Epidemics and 'North-South Divide'

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25380438
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Economic history
Research InstitutionOsaka City University

Principal Investigator

WAKIMURA KOHEI  大阪市立大学, 大学院経済学研究科, 教授 (30230931)

Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords世界経済 / 熱帯 / 飢饉 / 疫病 / 南北格差
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We examined the argument, ‘tropical development’ posed by W.A. Lewis. Then we pointed out three issues which were neglected in his argument. Firstly, we clarified its ecological context of the regions where the population density was so high in India during the 19th century. These regions became the source of unlimited supply of labour in tropical Asia. Secondly, we discussed the ecological conditions of tropics in general in terms of agricultural development. Thirdly, we also clarified the fact that there occurred a very high rate of population growth during the first half of 19th century in some regions of Southeast Asia. These phenomena clearly show that this high speed of population growth was the backdrop of the labour supplies to the primary goods sectors.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (3 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 3 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 近現代東アジアにおける海溝検疫とグローバルな文脈-「三重基準」をめぐって2016

    • Author(s)
      脇村孝平
    • Journal Title

      歴史の理論と教育

      Volume: 第145号 Pages: 3-17

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] インド19世紀後半の飢饉の歴史像-アイルランド大飢饉との関連で2016

    • Author(s)
      脇村孝平
    • Journal Title

      勝田俊輔編『アイルランド大飢饉-歴史と記憶』刀水書房

      Volume: - Pages: 185-210

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 熱帯と世界経済、1880~1913年-W・A・ルイス『熱帯の発展』論ノート2014

    • Author(s)
      脇村孝平
    • Journal Title

      経済学雑誌

      Volume: 第115巻第2号 Pages: 157-174

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Epidemic Malaria, Semi-Arid Tropics and ‘Colonial Development’: The Cases of North and East India, 1871-19202016

    • Author(s)
      脇村孝平
    • Organizer
      TNAU-INDAS International Conference, 'Toward Sustainable Development of India and South Asia: Population, Resources, and Environment'
    • Place of Presentation
      Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-02
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Epidemic Malaria and ‘Colonial Development’: The Cases of North and East India, 1871-19202016

    • Author(s)
      脇村孝平
    • Organizer
      Symposium to Inaugurate the Indio-Japan Collaborative Program for Historical Studies
    • Place of Presentation
      India International Center, New Delhi, India
    • Year and Date
      2016-01-05
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Malaria and Population Changes in Bengal, 1872-1931 : Toward a Spatial Analysis2015

    • Author(s)
      脇村孝平
    • Organizer
      The 4th International Congress of Bengal Studies
    • Place of Presentation
      東京外国語大学(東京都 府中市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-13
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Situating the East Asian Quarantine Politics in the International Context: The Late 19th Century and the Interwar Period2015

    • Author(s)
      脇村孝平
    • Organizer
      The Session 'The Globalization of Medicine and Public Health: Economic and Social Perspectives (1850-2000)', The XVIIth World Economic History Congress
    • Place of Presentation
      国立京都国際会館(京都府 京都市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-06
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Export Trade, Deflation and Agrarian Economy in India during the First Half of the 19th Century2015

    • Author(s)
      脇村孝平
    • Organizer
      The Session 'Deflation, money and commodities: Maritime Asia and its linkages to the Americas in the first half of the 19th century', XVIIth World Economic History Congress
    • Place of Presentation
      国立京都国際会館(京都府 京都市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-04
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Malaria and Population Changes in Bengal, 1872-1931 : Toward a Spatial Analysis2015

    • Author(s)
      脇村孝平
    • Organizer
      The Third Conference: GIS-based Global History from Asian Perspective
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学 本郷キャンパス(東京都 文京区)
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-07
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] グローバル・ヒストリーとインド-英領期を中心に2014

    • Author(s)
      脇村孝平
    • Organizer
      2014年度・現代インド・南アジアセミナー
    • Place of Presentation
      広島大学 東広島キャンパス (広島県 東広島市)
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-15
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] India’s Export Trade during the First Half of the 19th Century: Growth, Structural Change and Fluctuations2014

    • Author(s)
      脇村孝平
    • Organizer
      国際ワークショップ「19世紀前半『世界不況』下の貿易・貨幣・農業:ユーラシア東南部における比較と関連」
    • Place of Presentation
      愛媛大学 法文学部 (愛媛県 松山市)
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-07
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Situating the East Asian Quarantine Politics in the International Context: The Late 19th Century and the Inter-war Period2014

    • Author(s)
      脇村孝平
    • Organizer
      The International Conference ‘Quarantine: History, Heritage, Place’
    • Place of Presentation
      The University of Sydney (Australia)
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-15
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 'Fertile', 'Miasmatic' and 'Poor': Tropical Asia under the Western Gaze2014

    • Author(s)
      WAKIMURA Kohei
    • Organizer
      International Workshop “Exploring the Origins of the Environmental Crisis”
    • Place of Presentation
      Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 多様性社会の挑戦(現代インド1)2015

    • Author(s)
      脇村孝平(田辺明生・杉原薫との共編著)
    • Total Pages
      392
    • Publisher
      東京大学出版会
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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