Business Ethics and Government Intervention in the Market in Joseon

• 발행기관: 한국학술연구원
• 저자명: Sangsoon Kang Joohee Choi
• 간행물 정보: 『Korea Observer』Vol 45, No 3, 437~460쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 정치외교학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2014.09.30

영문 초록

This paper analyzes the Daedongbeop tax reform to understand management ethics adopted by the kings and elite of late Joseon. Unlike other interpretations that view such reform as evidence of a linear movement towards a capitalist market system, this paper argues that such tax reform represented efforts at defending manorial and mercantilist modes of exchange and highlights the economic and ethical incentives of the Confucian goodwill that reinforced the traditional economic basis of the dynasty. The moral justifica- tion of the tax system was Confucian in nature and emphasized its humanitarian principle in contrast with justifications of efficiency for the market mode. As such, the Confucian ethical persuasion helped Joseon to hold on to firm manorial and mercantile rule in East Asia and maintained its hold going into the 19 th century.

목차

Abstact

I. Introduction

II. The Principle of Daedongbeop and Management of Seonhyecheong in Late Joseon

III. State Managerial Ethics and Market Perceptions as Reflected in the Daedongbeop

IV. Conclusion

References

키워드

Business Ethics Confucian Goodwill Daedongbeop Joseon Modes of Exchange Seonhyecheong