著者

栗田 敦

出版者

政治経済学・経済史学会

雑誌

歴史と経済 (ISSN:13479660)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.63, no.4, pp.1-15, 2021-07-30 (Released:2023-07-30)

参考文献数

25

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This paper considers the development of prefectural-government policy on trade association from the late Meiji era to the Early Taisho era, focusing on the shibori industry in Aichi prefecture.Shibori production accounted for about 10% of all dyed goods, but from 1911 on, as the output of other similar goods increased, shibori output began stagnating. Shibori was manufactured in Kyoto, Aichi, and Fukuoka prefecture. Almost all cotton shibori, which was cheap, was manufactured in Aichi prefecture.The Nagoya Kokusan Shibori Trade Associations and Arimatsu Shibori Trade Associations, both in Aichi prefecture, were established in 1901 and 1905 respectively. These trade associations planned at the outset to undertake inspections of shibori goods but failed to do so for their first several years.An examinations of expositions and shows in the 1900s reveals that shibori in Aichi prefecture was superior in its introduction of new technology but inferior in its dyeing quality. The two trade associations tried to improve the quality of shibori but to no avail. In 1908, Aichi prefectural authorities had the trade associations establish the Aichi Prefectural Shibori Federation of Trade Associations and enabled the unified organization to deal with the problem of dyeing and regulate the use of low-grade dyes.In 1909, the Aichi authorities revised the regulations to give the two trade associations the power to inspect shibori products. From late Meiji era into early Taisho, the two trade associations and their joint Shibori Federation held lectures and workshops to improve the quality of shibori. The Aichi authorities used these activities to teach specific skills, utilizing prefectural facilities such as the commercial museum and officials who had professional knowledge of dyeing and design. The effect of the inspections, lectures, and workshops began to become evident after about 1915, and the output of shibori, which had stagnated for several years, began increasing again. In summary, Aichi’s prefectural government began in the Meiji era to intervene in the shibori trade associations to promote quality improvements. In the early Taisho era, as the trade associations themselves began undertaking such improvements voluntarily, the prefectural government turned to a policy of indirect support for the associations.This study suggests that prefectural-government policy, by guiding trade associations to construct regimes for improving product quality, played an important role in the maturation of local trade associations and local industries successfully.