The economic history of early modern English towns with particular reference to the formal and informal spheres

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26590053
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Economic history
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Kawana Yoh 東北大学, 経済学研究科, 教授 (70312527)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 都市史 / 経済史 / 都市化 / イギリス / 国家 / 自治 / 福祉 / 制度

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project is designed to examine the overlaps of the ‘formal’ and ‘informal’ spheres of pre-modern English towns with reference to their civic institutions, commerce, and societies. The main objective of the research is to highlight the neglected patterns of political, economic and social relationships in an urban context, based on relevant literature surveys and an analysis of primary sources. Case studies include an analysis of English hospitals and almshouses, the results of which have been published as an article, ‘The transformation of poor relief and caring facilities in medieval England: a history of urban hospitals’, The Keizai Gaku, Annual Report of Economic Society, vol. 76, 2017, by Professor Yoh Kawana.

Free Research Field

経済史