Culture, Institution, and Development in China
Title | Culture, Institution, and Development in China PDF eBook |
Author | C. Simon Fan |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 2016-03-10 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1317241827 |
How does culture shape history, and history shape culture? This book answers this question by bringing readers on a fascinating journey through the evolution of Chinese culture, political and legal institutions, and "national character" of historical and contemporary China. It illustrates how "national character" evolves endogenously along with an institutional environment through the use of economic theories. Recognizing the unique role of "personality" in violence and social order – important variables that contribute to successful economies, the book provides a meaningful take on "personality" from the "average personality" of a country’s people. It analyses the relationship between culture, institution and "national character", providing gainful, interesting insights into the monumental transformation of China.
Culture, Institution, and Development in China
Title | Culture, Institution, and Development in China PDF eBook |
Author | C. Simon Fan |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2016-03-10 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1317241835 |
How does culture shape history, and history shape culture? This book answers this question by bringing readers on a fascinating journey through the evolution of Chinese culture, political and legal institutions, and "national character" of historical and contemporary China. It illustrates how "national character" evolves endogenously along with an institutional environment through the use of economic theories. Recognizing the unique role of "personality" in violence and social order – important variables that contribute to successful economies, the book provides a meaningful take on "personality" from the "average personality" of a country’s people. It analyses the relationship between culture, institution and "national character", providing gainful, interesting insights into the monumental transformation of China.
China's Economic Culture
Title | China's Economic Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Carsten Herrmann-Pillath |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 625 |
Release | 2016-10-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1134651023 |
China's spectacular rise challenges established economic moulds, both at the national level, with the concept of "state capitalism", and at the firm level, with the notion of indigenous "Chinese management practices". However, both Chinese and Western observers emphasise the transitional nature of the reforms, thereby leaving open the question as to whether China's reform process is really a fast catch-up process, with ultimate convergence to global standards, or something different. This book, by a leading economist and sinologist, argues that "culture" is an exceptionally useful tool to help understand fully the current picture of the Chinese economy. Drawing on a range of disciplines including social psychology, cognitive sciences, institutional economics and Chinese studies, the book examines long-run path dependencies and cultural legacies, and shows how these contribute crucially to the current cultural construction of economic systems, business organisations and patterns of embedding the economy into society and politics.
Catching Up to America
Title | Catching Up to America PDF eBook |
Author | Tian Zhu |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2021-09-09 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1316510611 |
Using global comparative data, this book shows why culture, not institutions or policies, is the difference-maker behind China's rapid rise.
Development of China’s Cultural Industry
Title | Development of China’s Cultural Industry PDF eBook |
Author | Chang Jiang |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 2019-01-24 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9811336660 |
The book offers a detailed introduction to contemporary Chinese culture industry development. It starts with an analysis of the historical aspects and the contextual background rooted in the Reform & Opening-up policy. The second part discusses the development from the perspective of reality and introduces the different production modes for the country’s most influential culture industries, since these are a unique feature of culture industry development in China. Lastly, the book clearly shows the strengths and weaknesses of culture industry development in China by comparing it with that of other countries against the backdrop of globalization.
Catching Up to America
Title | Catching Up to America PDF eBook |
Author | Tian Zhu |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2021-09-09 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1009037404 |
China's rapid rise is doubtless the most significant economic and geopolitical event in the 21st century. What has led to its rise? What does it mean for the rest of the world? When will China overtake the US? Will the conflict between the two superpowers derail its further rise? Can China's development experience be emulated by other countries? These are some of the important questions addressed in this jargon-free, yet rigorous book. It debunks many popular explanations of China's rapid economic growth ranging from abundance of cheap labor, export promotion, demographic dividend, strong government, to mercantilist policies and IP theft. Taking a global comparative approach, this book demonstrates convincingly that the true differentiating factor making China grow faster than other developing countries over the past four decades is the Confucian culture of savings and education. This cultural perspective yields powerful new insights into many questions regarding China's rise.
Cultural Studies in Modern China
Title | Cultural Studies in Modern China PDF eBook |
Author | Dongfeng Tao |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2017-07-14 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9811055807 |
As the first book to introduce and analyze cultural studies in contemporary China, this volume is an important resource for Western scholars wishing to understand the rise and development of cultural studies in China. Organized according to subject, it includes extensive material examining the relationships between culture and politics, as well as culture and institutions in contemporary China. Further, it discusses the development of cultural debates.