2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A report based on the research on the effects of LARA's relief supplies toward the institutions of social welfare

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23530746
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Social welfare and social work studies
Research Institution	Tokiwa University
Principal Investigator	NISHIDA Keiko 常磐大学, コミュニティ振興学部, 教授 (50464706)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	ララ物資 / LARA / 戦後混乱期 / 社会福祉施設 / 要援護者 / 救援 / 運営管理
Research Abstract	When the World War II ended, there was widespread poverty and extreme hardship among the people in general. The LARA sent large quantities of relief supplies to Japan. Those who qualified for the relief supplies were categorized; according to the level of seriousness of their poverty.Ranked first on the list were those who lived in orphanages, then came those who lived in hospitals, and thirdly, patients in homes for people afflicted by TB, and lastly, those in nursing homes. LARA systematically organized the districts into 4 categories; ranked 'A' would be the ones viewed most seriously damaged, followed by districts which suffered less. I have collected the data about LARA and relief supplies in the districts of 'A'.Most of the institutions have not kept the relevant documents. Nevertheless, there was an institution which has kept those documents.Through my research, I have realized the prominent role played by LARA in the history of social welfare.

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