Hu Jichuang the author is a well-known scholar engaged in historical research on Chinas economic thoughr Divided inro three sections the book rells how Chinas economic thought developed over the three thousand years prior to the May Fourth Movement in 1919 The frst section deals with economic thought in the pre-Qin period (eleventh century to second century B.C.)the second with economic thourght in the early days of the feudal landlord economy (second century B.C to ninth cenrury A.D)the third with the later days of the feudal landlord economy and the semi-feudal and semi-colonial period (tenth century to 1919).The books illuminating facts and profound analysis reveal the noteworthy achievemeurs in ancient Chinal economic thought it its due in the history of world economic thought.The book translared into English by the author himself is published particularly for anyone doing research in ancient Chinas economic thought.
作者簡介
Hu Jichuang(1903—1993)was born into an ed—ucated family in 1903 at Shiyang town,Tianquan Count);Sichuan Province.He was mainlY involved in teaching and iournalism in Chengdu before he left for England in 1935.where he obtained a mas—tern degree in economics at the School of Political Economics of London University at the end of 1938.After 1949 Hu Jichuang became head of the Department of International Trade in Hangzhou's Zhejiang University,then principal of the Institute of Finance of Zhejiang University,principal of Zhejiang Institute of Finance,and polltical economiprofessor in Shanghai Institute of Finance and Jiangxi University.After 1955,with more material and time available to him,Hu Jichuang began compiling a book on China’S economic thought.In early 1960 the volumes ofAHistory ofChina'sEconomicThought came OUt,followed in 1981 by the thiM volume,completing a valuable set of books on the three.thousand—year history of China's economic thought.The book has been highly appreciated by scholars since its publication.The year 1981 also saw the publication of A Concise History ofChina's Economic Thought,an abridged edition of the original work.The book has been used as teaching material in some institutions of higher learning,having been certified in June 1982 by the Ministry of Education as an official textbook.He has also compiled An Outline History ofModern ChineseEconomic Thought.
圖書目錄
PREFACE PART ONE ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF THE PRE-QIN PERIOD--BEFORE THE FOUNDING OF THE QIN DYNASTY IN 221 B.C. CHAPTER ONE ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF THE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1066-771 B.C.) Section I Wealth Section II Agricultural Production Section III Handicrafts and Trade Section IV Markets Section V Prices and Usury Section VI Fiscal Policy Supplementary Note--The Fiscal Viewpoint of “The Tribute System of Yu” CHAPTER TWO ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF SOME STATESMEN OF THE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD Section I Guan Zhong on the Social Division of Occupations Section II San Oi's Balance Theory of Money Section III Fan Li on Commerce and Trade Cycles CHAPTER THREE ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF CONFUCIUS ANDHIS SCHOOL Section I Confucius and His Immediate Followers (1) Wealth (2) Production and Commerce (3) Distribution and Consumption (4) State Finances (5) General Survey of Confucius' Economic Thought (6) Economic Thought in Great Learning and Doctrine of the Mean (7) The Ideal of Great Harmony Section II Economic Thought of Meng Ke (Mencius) (1) Fundamental Attitude Towards Wealth (2) Permanent Property (3) Labour (4) Price and Forestalling (5) Finance (6) Ideal of ling Land System (7) Summary CHAPTER FOUR ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF Me DI AND HIS SCHOOL Section I Mutual Benefits Section II Value and Price Section III Labour Section IV State and Class Section V Population Section VI Finance Section VII Consumption Section VIII Short Summary CHAPTER FIVE ECONOMIC THOUGHT IN GUAN ZI Section I Economic Interpretation of Social Ethics Section II Wealth and Labour Section III Self-interest Section IV Distribution Section V The Prodigality Theory of Consumption Section VI The "Light-Heavy" Theory (1) The Origin and Aim of the "Light-Heavy" Theory (2) Rules of the "Light-Heavy" Doctrine (3) General Application of the "Light-Heavy" Doctrine Section VII Theory of Money Section VIII Price and Commerce Section IX Public Finance Section X Other Economic Policies Section XI General Summary CHAPTER SIX XUN KUANG AND HIS CONCEPT OF WANTS Section I Human Wants Section II Production of Wealth Section III Distribution of Wealth Section IV Other Economic Thought CHAPTER SEVEN ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF THE LEGALIST SCHOOL Section I Li Kui's Teaching "On the Best Use of the Productivity of Land" Section II Shang Yang's Policy of Farming and War (1) Shang Yang's Economic Ideas in General (2) Policy of Farming and War Section III Economic Thought of Han Fei Section IV Summary CHAPTER EIGHT ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF TAOISTS AGRI CULTURALISTS AND OTHERS IN THE WARRING STATES PERIOD PART TWO ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF THE EARLIER PERIOD OF THE FEUDAL LANDLORD ECONOMY-FROM THE SECOND CENTURY B.C.TO THE NINTH CENTURY AD. CHAPTER NINE ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF SECOND CENTURY B.C THINKERS AND SIMA QLIAN CHAPTER TEN ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF SANG HONGYANG AND THE POLEMICS AT THE SALT AND IRON CONFERNCE IN 81B.C CHAPTER ELEVEN AGRICULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND MONETARY IDEAS FROM THE MID-SECOND CENTURY TO THE FIRST CENTURYB.C CHAPTER TWELVE ECONOMIC THOUGT OF WANG MANG AND OTHER THINKERS IN THE EASTERN HAN DYNASTY CHAPTER THIRTEEN ECONOMIC THOUGT OF THE JIN DYNASTY CHAPTER FOURTEEN ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF THE SOUTH-ERN AND NORTHERN DYNASTIES-FROM THE FIFTH TO THE SIXTH CENTURY CHAPTER FIFTEEN ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF THE TANG DYNASTY-FROM THE SEVENTH TO THE NINTH CENTURY PART THREE ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF THE LATER PERIOND OF FEUDAL LANDLORD ECONOMY AND THE PERIOD OF SEMIFEUDAL SEMICOLONIAL ECONOMY CHAPTER SIXTEEN ECONOMIC REFORM OF WANG ANSHI IN THE ELEVENTH CENTURY CHAPTER EIGHTEEN UTILITARIANS' ECONOMIC VIEWS ANDTHE MONETARY THEORY OF THE SOUTHERN SONG DY- NASTY (1127-1279) CHAPTER NINETEEN THE PAPER-CURRENCY ORDINANCE OF1287 AND THE ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF THE YUAN DY-NASTY (1271-1368) CHAPTER TWENTY ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF THE MING DYNASTY--FROM THE FIFTEENTH TO THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE ECONOMIC THOUGHT DURING THELATE MING AND EARLY CLING DYNASTIES--FROM THESEVENTEENTH TO THE BEGINNING OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO HONG LIANG|I'S THEORY OF POPU-LATION, WE! YUAN'S CALL FOR "LEARNING FROM THE WEST" AND OTHER ECONOMIC THOUGHT--FROM THE EIGHTEENTH TO THE MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF THE PE- RIOD OF SEMIFEUDAL SEMICOLONIAL ECONOMY EPILOGUE Chinese Dynasties Bibliography Chinese Names of Personages Mentioned