History of Ancient Chinese Economic Thought

Author: Ye Shichang
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: A History of Ancient Chinese Economic Thought discusses the emergence and evolution of major Chinese economic thoughts from the pre-Qin period to the early Qing Dynasty. It is a successor to the first and second volumes of A Concise History of Chinese Economic Thought, published by Shanghai People's Publishing House in 1978 and 1987, respectively. The original books have been reprinted multiple times and have been out of print for many years. The author has expanded the content based on the original works (with some sections removed as deemed unimportant) and rewritten it with new perspectives, forming this book. The focus of this book is on the theoretical economic thoughts of ancient China, with particular emphasis on ideas related to commodity economy (including money). It pays attention to the development of various important economic thoughts and strives to accurately interpret the original meaning of ancient economic ideas. The book is appropriately sized, with detailed historical materials and concise, clear writing. It can serve as a textbook or reference for postgraduate students in relevant fields at universities, as well as a reading and reference source for economic professionals studying and researching traditional Chinese economic thought.