Chinese Food Security Strategy
The Ever-Normal Granary in History and Beyond
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Beschreibung
This book offers a groundbreaking analysis of the ancient Ever-Normal Granary system, illuminating its significance in both historical and modern economic discourse. This work systematically explores the theories and practices of buffer stocks within the contexts of Chinese and Western economic histories, creating a dialogue between ancient wisdom and contemporary challenges.
What sets this book apart is its innovative framework, which evolves the concept of Ever-Normal Granary into a dynamic model of “Maintaining Balance through the Mean,” culminating in the formulation of the “Ever Normal Law.” This theoretical advancement highlights the “Spirit of the Middle Way” intrinsic to Chinese economic thought, revealing the unique insights that shape China’s economic strategies.
Designed for scholars, researchers, and students in history, economics, and agricultural policy, as well as policymakers and those interested in food security, this book strikes a balance between academic rigor and accessibility.
This book offers a groundbreaking analysis of the ancient Ever-Normal Granary system, illuminating its significance in both historical and modern economic discourse. This work systematically explores the theories and practices of buffer stocks within the contexts of Chinese and Western economic histories, creating a dialogue between ancient wisdom and contemporary challenges.
What sets this book apart is its innovative framework, which evolves the concept of Ever-Normal Granary into a dynamic model of “Maintaining Balance through the Mean,” culminating in the formulation of the “Ever Normal Law.” This theoretical advancement highlights the “Spirit of the Middle Way” intrinsic to Chinese economic thought, revealing the unique insights that shape China’s economic strategies.
Designed for scholars, researchers, and students in history, economics, and agricultural policy, as well as policymakers and those interested in food security, this book strikes a balance between academic rigor and accessibility.
The first book to systematically study buffer reserve theories and practices in both Chinese and Western history Reveals the “Spirit of the Middle Way” behind China’s grain reserve tradition and its unique economic logic Interprets the profound spiritual and cultural values underlying China’s Ever-Normal Granary tradition
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Wen Xian
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Ever-Normal Granary Grain storage Grain prices Buffer stocks Chen Huan-chang Henry A. Wallace Benjamin Graham Keynesian Economics Kalecki Dilemma Economic principles in Guanzi