The Money Making in Ancient China: A Literature Review Journey Through Ancient Texts

This essay is a literature review journey of ancient Chinese texts, including Confucius’ Analects, Sima Qian’s Records of the Grand Historians of China, Pan Ku’s The History of the Former Han Dynasty, and official historical texts of subsequent dynasties. Confucius is not against the accumulation of...

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Main Author: Florence, Chan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2010
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2010, Volume: 91, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-35
Further subjects:B Pan Ku
B Hakey
B money-making
B Confucius
B private enterprises
B centrally planned economy
B Sima Qian
B free market economy
B official suppression
B Morals
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