臺灣拓殖株式會社的政商網絡關係（1936－1945）

Network Relations of the Taiwan Development Company Limited (1936-1945)

臺灣拓殖株式會社創立於一九三六年，本店設在臺北，分店分布於亞東各大都市，是戰時（1937－1945年）代理臺灣總督府推行帝國主義，實施經濟侵略的國策公司，臺灣拓殖株式會社的投資項目繁多，包括租售土地，經營農業、林業、水產、畜產、商業、工業、礦業、建築、交通、金融、移民等，於設立之初資本客為3,000萬圓，一九四五年八月日本戰敗投降後，結束營業時的資產額則高達135,400,335.58圓。臺灣拓殖株式會社在不到十年的營業期間，能有如此大規模的投資事業是一頗值得探索的問題。本文根據臺灣拓殖株式會社留下龐大的文獻資料，試從人際關係與企業行為的角度，就臺拓會社領導階層的學經歷和其社會背景、臺拓會社從事社交活動和擴張人際關係的方式、日本政府如何利用國家資源援助和控制臺拓會社會項目，做一實證性的分析。

Established in 1936, the Taiwan Development Company Limited (TDCL) had its headquarters located in Taipei with branches in major South East Asian cities. During the Second World War, the TDCL served as an instrument of the Taiwan Government-General (Taiwan Sōtokufu) in its imperial expansion and economic control of the colonized territories. The TDCL had investments in numerous areas, including forestry and agriculture, fishery, real estate, mining, construction, transportation and commerce. With an initial capital of 30 million yuan, the TDCL succeeded in multiplying its wealth such that when the war ended in august 1945, its financial assets exceeded 135 million yuan. How the TDCL managed to increase its assets several folds in less than a decade merits further investigation. On the basis of the large archive of documents left behind by the TDCL, this article provides a factual analysis of the educational qualifications, working experience and social background of the management level of the TDCL from the perspective of the interpersonal relationship and behavior of enterprises. Moreover, the social activities organized by the TDCL and its methods of networking, as well as how the Japanese government made use of national resources to aid and control the TDCL are also discussed.