Title: Han Feizi's Political Economic Thought and Leadership
Subtitle: Impact on East Asia
Subject Classification:  Politics and Government, Business and Management, Economics and Finance  
BIC Classification: JP, KJ, HB
BISAC Classification: PHI003000, PHI002000, POL010000
Binding: Hardback, eBook
Publication date: 06 Aug 2024
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-80441-776-8
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-80441-777-5

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Description

The purpose of this book is to read Han Feizi (c.280 – 233 BC) in the light of Western thought, especially, Machiavelli. Han Feizi is one of the most important philosophical thinkers in ancient China and is still widely read by politicians and business leaders in East Asia. His ideas are often compared with those in Machiavelli's The Prince.

Han Feizi argues that political institutions must change with changing circumstances. His work can also be compared with that of Adam Smith, but differs in consideration of economic system and moral sentiments. Han Feizi highly values action, practical skills, useful knowledge (not formal education like Confucianism), absolute obedience, loyalty (based on self-interests), and duty. The key tool to operate the system is objective law (and its effective practice) with fair rewards and punishments.

As mainland China, and overseas Chinese-influenced and Confucian societies including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, North Korea, and Vietnam are rapidly modernized, this classic work, created in the golden period of Chinese thought, carries ongoing relevance and gives deep insights. This is an important resource for people with intellectual, business or politics interests in East Asia, to help to interpret, understand, and predict political and business decisions in the Confucian regions.

Biography

Author(s):  Dr. Wei-Bin Zhang is a Professor in the College of International Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan

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