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Thought Of Economic Cycle In 《i Ching: Book Of Changes》

Posted on:2011-07-17Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S M LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2199330338975440Subject:Finance
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When it refers to the Book of Changes, through the ages, many people interpret it as a divinatory book, philosophic book, ethics book, etc.The benevolent see benevolence and the wise see wisdom. However, it is a book to spread ancient economic ideas when we read it. The Book of Changes was originally intended to protect the economic interests and avoid risks. There are sixty-four hexagrams in the Book of Changes, the core of each hexagram is economic interests. This is very hard to understand. Throughout the Book of Change ubiquitous dissemination of ancient economic thought, in the development of economy, people almost practice the economic theory in this book. But not many people study the economic thought of the Book of Changes. My article focuses on the Book of Changes in thinking of the economic cycle, the full text consists of six chapters:Chapter I: This chapter introduces the background and significance of the research, status of the research abroad and at home, the research ideas and methods, as well as the innovation of this paper.Chapter II: Focusing on the formation of the Book of Changes and the origin of Chinese classical economic thinking, revealing the important economic thought which runs through the Book of Changes.Chapter III: Referring to the social environment when the idea of economic cycle comes out, including the theoretical basis of economic ideology of the Book of Changes , the social economic characteristics and legal environment.Chapter IV: Listing the specific description of the economic cycle of the Book of Changes .These descriptions are very similar to the modern thinking of economic cycle.Chapter V: Describing several typical analysis of the Book of Changes on the ancient cycle of economic fluctuations , according to the Book of Changes, the social economy has been developing all the time. Sometimes this sort of development is very obvious and quick, suddenly rise or drop, prosperity and decline has been coming into a turbulent state like the wave fluctuations.Chapter VI: The economic cycle of the Book of Changes on the socio-economic impetus. The Book of Changes reveals the thinking of the economic cycle. Although there was no clear Directional economy, the understanding of economic periodicity is used on economy development, and then there came the revolution of ancient agricultural production.
Keywords/Search Tags:Book of Changes, economic cycle, classical economic thought
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