Manslaughter, Markets, and Moral Economy - Violent Disputes over Property Rights in Eighteenth-Century China (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions
Release date:	July 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	Thomas M. Buoye
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-64045-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Land rights Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-521-64045-8
Barcode:	9780521640459

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