Manslaughter, Markets, And Moral Economy: Violent Disputes Over Property Rights In Eighteenth-century China (cambridge Studies In Chinese History, Literature And Institutions)
by Thomas M. Buoye /
2000 / English / PDF
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Thomas Buoye examines the impact of large-scale economic change on
social conflict in eighteenth-century China. He draws on a large
number of documented cases of violent property disputes to recreate
the social tensions fostered by the development of property rights,
an unprecedented growing population, and the increasing strain on
land and resources. This book challenges the "markets" and "moral
economy" theories of economic behavior. Applying the theories of
Douglass North for the first time to this subject, Buoye uses an
institutional framework to understand seemingly irrational economic
choices.
Thomas Buoye examines the impact of large-scale economic change on
social conflict in eighteenth-century China. He draws on a large
number of documented cases of violent property disputes to recreate
the social tensions fostered by the development of property rights,
an unprecedented growing population, and the increasing strain on
land and resources. This book challenges the "markets" and "moral
economy" theories of economic behavior. Applying the theories of
Douglass North for the first time to this subject, Buoye uses an
institutional framework to understand seemingly irrational economic
choices.
