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The Analysis Of The Ethics Thought About The Banknotes Of Sung Dynasty

Posted on:2007-12-15Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L PengFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360182485739Subject:History of Ancient China
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The emergence of the banknotes standard for some degree that the businessreputation develop,and it was also a result of social ethic development.The paper currency appeared in China, firstly in Sung Dynasty. The appearanceof paper currency added the new form of money currency, also present—dayeconomic life was affected and brought unprecedented condition and questionaccordingly, which was attended by people lived in Sung Dynasty. They expoundedargument on publishing paper currency that came into being the thought of papercurrency.The idea of paper currency in Sung Dynasty included the most prominent content.That argument of people lived in Sung Dynasty incorporated with the political ethicwas expounded. But the idea of ethic was advocated, overly, the idea in economicswas weakened. The phenomenon of the idea of paper currency was an outstandingcharacteristic, while it became a new question in economic ethic. And thephenomenon stimulated that the economy, ethic, economic idea and ethical ideaaffected each other, also make a great progress for Chinese economic ethic.With researching the economic action of currency of paper currency, people livedin Sung Dynasty made sure the basic ethical conception about "ren" "yi" and the basicrule of action about "cheng" "xin". They advocated frugality, and individual moreprior than group, central government more prior than regional, bureaucracy moreprior than folk. These ethics characteristic in idea of paper currency in Sung Dynastybecame important ethical rules and norms about people's action and mutualrelationship. It was important to stabilizing the society, to promoting the economicaction. These ethical characteristics affected on conciliating mutual relationship. Itdevoted itself to built ethic of socialistic market economy.
Keywords/Search Tags:Sung Dynasty, paper currency, ethics
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