 The Origins of Westernization ThoughtJianbo Zhou ()
Chapter Chapter 17 in Westernization Movement and Early Thought of Modernization in China, 2022, pp 309-337 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The author thinks there were three sources of the thought of the Westernization Movement: the influence of the ideological trend of Confucian statecraft, the influence of Chinese traditional economic thought, and the influence of Western culture. The ideological trend of Confucian statecraft focuses on the national economy and how to solve practical social problems. It also brought a favorable social environment of seeking solutions for practical social problems. The Chinese traditional economic thought provided two classic theories of commercial operations. The first theory is to strengthen the government control in the national economy, and the second theory is to limit the government control in the national economy to let the national economy operate more naturally. These two different views brought two different types of enterprise operation modes under the Westernization Movement: government-run and merchant-managed enterprises. The spread of Western culture in China provided the specific content of modernization to the Westernization group. Also, the Westerners in China played an important role in the spread of Western culture. Date: 2022 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palscp:978-3-030-86985-4_17 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86985-4_17 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Studies in Economic History from Palgrave Macmillan |
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