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

被引：133

作者：

Kung, James Kai-sing ^{[1
,2
]}

Ma, Chicheng ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Div Social Sci, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[2] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Inst Adv Study, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[3] Shandong Univ, Sch Econ, Jinan 250100, Shandong, Peoples R China

来源：

JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | 2014年 / 111卷

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

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

D O I：

10.1016/j.jdeveco.2014.08.006

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Can culture mitigate conflicts triggered by economic shocks? In light of the extraordinary emphasis that Confucianism places on subordination and pacifism, we examine its role in possibly attenuating peasant rebellion within the historical context of China (circa 1651-1910). Our analysis finds that, while crop failure triggers peasant rebellion, its effect is significantly smaller in counties characterized by stronger Confucian norms as proxied by Confucian temples and chaste women. This result remains robust after controlling for a long list of covariates and instrumenting Confucian norms using ancient Confucian sages (500 B.C.-A.D. 550) to address concerns of measurement error and reverse causality. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：132 / 149

页数：18