On the Accuracy of the Statistical Data in Early Meiji Era

Masahiro Sato

Economic Review, 2018, vol. 69, issue 2, 160-185

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to clarify the village-level statistical survey systems in mid-1880ʼs Japan. By examining ʻThe Report on the Situation of Statistical Surveys in Local Governments by a Secretary of the Statistical Bureauʼ the following two points are revealed : Firstly, in this period it was almost impossible to collect statistical data in their nationwide unified system; secondly, the chiefs of villages（kocho）were not only ill trained but also demoralized to carry out their duties. The chiefs thus could not collect statistical data accurately. These findings imply that the common people might not recognize the legitimacy of the rule of the Meiji Government until about first two decades after the Meiji Restoration.

JEL-codes: N45 N95 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.15057/29177

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