Go Path: An Economic Model Constructed Based on Go

Author: Ji Boqing
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This is the first original monograph that uses Go as an analytical tool to study economic issues. The book first discusses the practical and theoretical basis for using Go as an economic model. Subsequently, it applies this tool to analyze many controversial economic hot topics since the founding of the country, especially since the reform and opening-up; it traces their origins, identifies the root causes, and proposes solutions. The book is well-documented, with fluent writing that is accessible to both experts and the general public. It is the first original monograph that uses Go as an analytical tool to study economic issues. It organically combines empirical science and scholastic philosophy, aiming to explore the great wisdom of humanity in the field of economics. The book first discusses the practical and theoretical basis for using Go as an economic model. Subsequently, it applies this tool to analyze many controversial economic hot topics since the founding of the country, especially since the reform and opening-up; it traces their origins, identifies the root causes, and proposes solutions. These hot topics include: capital and labor, efficiency and fairness, competition and monopoly, corporate organization, institutional innovation, technological innovation, geopolitics, the development of western regions, corporate restructuring, foreign trade, "the three rural issues," healthcare system reform, the stock market, economic disputes, and national macro-control since 2003, etc. The book combines both the abstract and the concrete, presenting complex issues in an accessible manner. It addresses the shortcomings of traditional Western economic theories, which often fail to reveal the contradictions between the superstructure and the economic base when using conventional mathematical and analytical methods, and it presents a new system for observing and solving economic problems. It also compares this system with the traditional Western economic system. The book is divided into twenty-five chapters, each addressing one or two economic hot topics, following the structure of the Go system. The book is well-documented, with fluent writing that is accessible to both experts and the general public. It is suitable for professional research by economists, government officials, and entrepreneurs, as well as for browsing and leisure by Go enthusiasts and students. Approximately 200 Go diagrams are selected from games played by top players and various Go-related monographs. The annotations are mainly based on evaluations by top Go players.