2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Colonization and Changes in the Market in Early Nineteenth-Century India, with Special Reference to the Salt Market in Eastern India
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19730238
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Economic history
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| Research Institution | Keio University (2008-2009)
Osaka University (2007) |
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Principal Investigator |
KANDA Sayako Keio University, 経済学部, 准教授 (00296732)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | インド / イギリス東インド会社 / アジア経済史 / 嗜好 / 製塩業 / 燃料市場 / チェシア塩 |
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| Research Abstract |
Cheshire salt, which was imported from Britain, had become dominant in the Eastern Indian market by the mid-nineteenth century. This project explored that this transformation in the market was brought about not only by the British East India Company's salt monopoly and the strong pressure from British industrial and shipping interests, but also by severe competition among different varieties of salt, which was generated by indigenous economic, cultural and ecological factors, including mercantile activities, consumers' taste, and the availability of fuel.
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