2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The relationship between the interests of a city and of its industry in the 20th century-a case study of the Solingen cutlery industry.
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22730273
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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 | Aoyama Gakuin University (2011)
Waseda University (2010) |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 現代史 / ドイツ / ゾーリンゲン / 金属加工業 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study analyses the history of a city whose main industry was the craft industry and clarifies the relationship between the interests of the individual enterprises and those of the town itself during the 1920s. Inparticular, the study focuses on the town of Solingen, famous for its cutlery industry. In Solingen, individual enterprises and the town as a whole had many shared interests, not just in relation to sales of cutlery products(marketing) but also in relation to attempts to increase the welfare of all townspeople. In relation to marketing, enterprises cooperated with eachother in a chamber of industry and commerce in order to combat misuse of the name "Solingen" and counterfeit products from the international cutlery market. In relation to the welfare of the town itself, the enterprises funded a non-profit housing association in order to address the housing shortage which was one of the most serious issues faced by the town.
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