2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The Review of Poverty and Famines in the Irish Rural Community in the Fist half of the Nineteenth Century
| Project/Area Number |
17520512
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
History of Europe and America
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| Research Institution | Osaka Sangyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKAGAMI Shinichi Osaka Sangyo University, Dept. of Economics, Professor (30268239)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAKEI Akihiro Osaka Gakuin University, Dept of Economics, Professor (70226976)
KATSUTA Shunsuke Gifu University, Dept of Education, Associate Professor (00313180)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | Ireland / rural community / poverty / famines / de-industrialisation / poor law / public works |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this project is to research poverty and famines in the rural community of Ireland in the first half of the nineteenth century. The research identified the following things.
First, the rural community experienced de-industrialization and did not accumulate wealth for crisis.
Secondly, the British government introduced a poor law system, which was adaptable to a society with full employment. But the system could not deal with a society such as Ireland with high rate of unemployment.
Thirdly, there were several agricultural crises in the first half of the nineteenth century which did not result in famines because the government effectively prevented it by public works and cash payment. In short, the Irish rural community had a structural problem which easily would lead to famines and the British government could see the possibility that famines would take place in Ireland.
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Research Products
(12 results)
