2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Comparative Study on Wartime Agricultural Policies in the Japanese Imperial Sphere
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25380429
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Economic history
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima Shudo University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 経済史 / 農地政策 / 貯蓄奨励 / 産業組合 / 肥料 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research presents a discussion of examine the wartime agricultural policies, particularly land policy, agricultural cooperatives, saving encouragement, and spread of fertilizer in the Japanese Imperial Sphere from the perspective of social relationships such as mutual trust, cooperation, aid, and mutual control adequately among the farmers. The object regions include the mainland of Japan, Korea, and Taiwan (Formosa) under the ruling of the former Empire of Japan.
The conclusions are as follows. Firstly, the Japanese “family” or ie system and “closed” or mura communities that are distinctive of Japan played the role of controlling farmers’ opportunistic behavior and governing transactions. Secondly, the Japanese government had a stable administrating power for all aspects and things. In sum, the Japanese ie system and mura communities unique to Japan had the effects of promoting development on Japan’s economy.
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| Free Research Field |
近代日本経済史
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