The political economy of imperial power successions in ancient China

被引：1

作者：

Zhang, Yaguang ^{[1
]}

Yu, Sitian ^{[2
]}

Zhang, Shengyi ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Peking Univ, Sch Econ, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China

[2] Capital Univ Econ & Business, Sch Econ, Beijing 100070, Peoples R China

来源：

PUBLIC CHOICE | 2023年 / 197卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

Political economy; Imperial power succession; Crown prince problem; Aristocratic clans; PRIMOGENITURE; EUROPE; FAMILY; TANG; LAW;

D O I：

10.1007/s11127-023-01085-6

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper studies the succession of power between emperor and crown prince in imperial China as a political game. We begin by developing a model of the succession game that defines the probability of a crown prince being deposed as a function of the strength of the ruling emperor. The model predicts an inverted U-shaped relationship between the probability of crown prince-deposition and the strength of the ruler. We then test the model's implication against the historical evidence. We find that from the Western Han Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty (206 BC-1644 AD), the power of crown princes first increased, then fluctuated and finally decreased. This trend was linearly correlated to changes in relative imperial power.

引用

页码：137 / 166

页数：30

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