@article{ART003308166},
author={JUNG-WOO CHO},
title={The Imperial Japanese Planning for Colonial Development and the Construction of the Takusyoku Network: The Plan for Expanding Taiwan's Economic Sphere and the Establishment of the Taiwan Development Company},
journal={인문논총 },
issn={2005-6222},
year={2026},
volume={69},
pages={29-57}
TY - JOUR
AU - JUNG-WOO CHO
TI - The Imperial Japanese Planning for Colonial Development and the Construction of the Takusyoku Network: The Plan for Expanding Taiwan's Economic Sphere and the Establishment of the Taiwan Development Company
JO - 인문논총
PY - 2026
VL - 69
IS - null
PB - Institute for Human studies, Kyungnam University
SP - 29
EP - 57
SN - 2005-6222
AB - This paper examines the evolution of the Japanese Empire's colonial development strategies in the early 1930s, focusing on the establishment of the Taiwan Development Co., Ltd. (TDC). Amidst the global economic depression and the formation of the "Yen Block" following the Manchurian Incident, the Japanese Empire sought to restructure its colonial management by building a "Colonization Network" (Takushoku Network).
The study highlights that the establishment of TDC was not merely an expansion of metropolitan control, but a strategic response to Taiwan’s internal economic crises, such as the "Rice-Sugar Conflict" (mi-to sokoku). Through an analysis of the "Tropical Industry Investigation Committee" (1935), this paper demonstrates how TDC functioned as a pivotal institution for Taiwan’s industrialization and its economic expansion into South China and Southeast Asia. By analyzing both the local dynamics of colonial Taiwan and the imperial-scale network of colonization companies, this research provides a comprehensive view of the colonial development schemes that have been relatively overlooked in the history of the early 1930s.
KW - Taiwan Development Co.;Ltd. (TDC);Colonization Network;Tropical Industry Investigation Committee;Colonial Economic Development;Japanese Empire
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JUNG-WOO CHO. (2026). The Imperial Japanese Planning for Colonial Development and the Construction of the Takusyoku Network: The Plan for Expanding Taiwan's Economic Sphere and the Establishment of the Taiwan Development Company. 인문논총 , 69, 29-57.
JUNG-WOO CHO. 2026, "The Imperial Japanese Planning for Colonial Development and the Construction of the Takusyoku Network: The Plan for Expanding Taiwan's Economic Sphere and the Establishment of the Taiwan Development Company", 인문논총 , vol.69, pp.29-57.
JUNG-WOO CHO "The Imperial Japanese Planning for Colonial Development and the Construction of the Takusyoku Network: The Plan for Expanding Taiwan's Economic Sphere and the Establishment of the Taiwan Development Company" 인문논총 69 pp.29-57 (2026) : 29.
JUNG-WOO CHO. The Imperial Japanese Planning for Colonial Development and the Construction of the Takusyoku Network: The Plan for Expanding Taiwan's Economic Sphere and the Establishment of the Taiwan Development Company. 2026; 69 29-57.
JUNG-WOO CHO. "The Imperial Japanese Planning for Colonial Development and the Construction of the Takusyoku Network: The Plan for Expanding Taiwan's Economic Sphere and the Establishment of the Taiwan Development Company" 인문논총 69(2026) : 29-57.
JUNG-WOO CHO. The Imperial Japanese Planning for Colonial Development and the Construction of the Takusyoku Network: The Plan for Expanding Taiwan's Economic Sphere and the Establishment of the Taiwan Development Company. 인문논총 , 69, 29-57.
JUNG-WOO CHO. The Imperial Japanese Planning for Colonial Development and the Construction of the Takusyoku Network: The Plan for Expanding Taiwan's Economic Sphere and the Establishment of the Taiwan Development Company. 인문논총 . 2026; 69 29-57.
JUNG-WOO CHO. The Imperial Japanese Planning for Colonial Development and the Construction of the Takusyoku Network: The Plan for Expanding Taiwan's Economic Sphere and the Establishment of the Taiwan Development Company. 2026; 69 29-57.
JUNG-WOO CHO. "The Imperial Japanese Planning for Colonial Development and the Construction of the Takusyoku Network: The Plan for Expanding Taiwan's Economic Sphere and the Establishment of the Taiwan Development Company" 인문논총 69(2026) : 29-57.
