In the last few years, the French PS and British Labour have decided to respond to sinking levels of mobilization through the introduction of procedures allowing members and supporters to take part in the selection of their leaders. Whilst these could be interpreted as in direct conflict with...

Western public opinion frequently voices uncritical applause for the economic reforms in the People's Republic of China. The expectation of large sales opportunities in the Chinese market has led to a kind of China-euphoria in certain business circles. This frequently overlooks the fact that...

Purpose - Expanding the research on traditional history of economic ideology into the research on the history of economics composed of three elements - history of ideology, history of policies and events - is a new idea for researching the history of socialist political economy with Chinese...

Purpose - Francois Quesnay, known as the "Confucius of Europe", was profoundly influenced by traditional Chinese culture to form his thoughts, which contained strong Chinese characteristics. This paper aims to examine economic thought of Francois Quesnay from the perspective of the construction...

This short note introduces the debate on the future of economic policy and reform of capitalism, to be hosted in a new temporary section of the journal. It is essential to debate how to achieve a balance between 'bread' (economic security) and 'liberty' (political freedom), in a dynamic sense,...