Foreign trade, commercial policies and the political economy of the song and Ming Dynasties of China

被引:7
作者
Chan, Kenneth S. [1 ]
机构
[1] City Univ Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
authority; institutions; Ming Dynasty; Song Dynasty; tributary trade;
D O I
10.1111/j.1467-8446.2007.00224.x
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The paper presents a framework to explore the trade-off between pro-authority and pro-efficiency foreign trade policy. The former is exemplified by the tributary foreign trade system in Imperial China, while the latter by the government-supervised private foreign trade. In the Song Dynasty (960 - 1276), a strong external enemy compelled the monarchy to choose a pro-efficiency trade policy to finance the army, whereas during the early Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) when China was strong a pro-authority trade policy was favoured. During the late Ming, as the dynasty weakened, accompanied by external threats and internal mismanagement, the imperial government once again chose a pro-efficiency trade policy.
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页码:68 / 90
页数:23
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