Market order in the Republic of China era and the role of economic organizations

• Project/Area Number: 26380449
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic history
• Research Institution: Kibi International University
• Principal Investigator: HAMASHIMA ATSUHIRO 吉備国際大学, 地域創成農学部, 准教授 (70581528)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: 市場秩序 / 商会 / 商事紛糾 / 制度 / 中国経済史 / 経済組織 / 取引費用 / 総商会

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to clarify the role of economic organizations such as General Chamber of Commerce (GCC) in the formation of market order in the early Republic of China era and to consider the process of forming market order in modern China. It analyzed the functions of the GCC in the process of commercial dispute resolution from the collected data and documents and examined the significance of dispute resolution function by the GCC. Dispute resolution service provided by the GCC has a function to lower transaction cost, and it turns out that the market order of modern China was formed by the involvement of various organizations.