Confucius Institute Monday Lunchtime talks: The Economic Thought in Ancient China
| Dates: | 23 November 2015 |
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| Times: | 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| What is it: | Talk |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| Who is it for: | Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public, University staff |
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| Speaker: | Terry Peach |
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This talk will provide an overview of some of the “economic” ideas that
emerged during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods
(c. 770-226 BC) from different “schools” of thought including the
Confucians, Legalists and Daoists. The ancient (pre-Qin) Chinese did
not compose works on pure economic theory in its modern sense.
But, as with the ancient Greeks, they did address questions that we
would recognise as “economic” in nature, including the organisation of
production and the role of the state, the scope and desirability of profitseeking
activities, scarcity, consumption, trade, taxation, population,
and welfare.
Terry Peach co-edited (with Cheng Lin and Wang Fang) The History of
Ancient Chinese Economic Thought (Routledge, 2014). He is currently
involved in a research project with Chinese colleagues on the political
economy of the Han dynasty and its legacy.
Travel and Contact Information
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Kanaris Theatre
Manchester Museum
Oxford Road
Manchester
Phone: 0161-2752648
Email: museum@manchester.ac.uk
