Can cultural norms reduce conflicts? Confucianism and peasant rebellions in Qing China

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 111, Issue , 2014, Pages 132-149

  Kung, James Kai sing ^a,b   Ma, Chicheng ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conflicts; Confucianism; Cultural norms; Economic shocks; Peasant rebellions

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PEASANT AGRICULTURE; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL HISTORY; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

CHINA;

EID: 84907952391     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2014.08.006     Document Type: Article

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