Overview
- Examines the rise, development, and performance of the Westernization Movement on the micro and macro-levels
- Provides useful insights into how Chinese economic thinking transitioned
- Reveals how the early Westernization movement in China caused a change in consumer thinking
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History (PEHS)
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About this book
This book examines the Westernization Movement in modern Chinese History, in the latter 19th century and the economic impact on manufacturing and enterprise evolution. It examines the rise, development, and performance of this movement on both the micro and macro-levels. This book reveals achievements in technology transfer without political changes, which set the limits for the westernization movement. It evaluates the link between the Westernization Movement and China’s economic reforms after 1978, and the factors that may have constrained the development of economic thought in China.
The book provides valuable insights into how Chinese economic thought transitioned, and is a valuable contribution to the debate on how the early Westernization Movement in China caused a change in consumer thought. It will be of interest to academics in economic history and those interested in the development of modern China and the emergence of manufacturing and entrepreneurship in China.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Jianbo Zhou is a Professor in the School of Economics at Peking University, China. He has more than 20 years teaching and research experience in the fields of history of economic thought and economic history.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Westernization Movement and Early Thought of Modernization in China
Book Subtitle: Pragmatism and Changes in Society, 1860s–1900s
Authors: Jianbo Zhou
Translated by: Jianhua Zhao
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86985-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-86984-7Published: 22 February 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-86987-8Published: 23 February 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-86985-4Published: 21 February 2022
Series ISSN: 2662-6497
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6500
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 386
Number of Illustrations: 47 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic History, History of China