Please wait a minute...
Frontiers of Economics in China

ISSN 1673-3444

ISSN 1673-3568(Online)

CN 11-5744/F

Postal Subscription Code 80-978

Front. Econ. China    2015, Vol. 10 Issue (3) : 483-508    https://doi.org/10.3868/s060-004-015-0021-5
research-article
Did Civilian Granaries Affect Social Stability? Empirical Evidence from the Qing Dynasty (1817–1856)
Fang Wang1(),Degang Miao2(),Xiaobo He3()
1. School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China
2. School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China
3. School of International Economics and Trade, Shanghai Finance University, Shanghai 201209, China; Global Food Studies, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
 Download: PDF(513 KB)  
 Export: BibTeX | EndNote | Reference Manager | ProCite | RefWorks
Abstract

Based on historical panel data of social instability, civilian granary and climate shocks in the 17 Provinces of the Qing from 1817 to 1856, this paper examines the correlation between social instability and civilian granary holdings. It shows that the civilian granary system reduced social instability in the Qing Dynasty, while climate shocks raised social instability. Moreover, this paper shows that civilian granaries mitigated the effects of climate shocks on social instability.

Keywords climate shocks      civilian granaries      social instability     
Issue Date: 22 October 2015
 Cite this article:   
Fang Wang,Degang Miao,Xiaobo He. Did Civilian Granaries Affect Social Stability? Empirical Evidence from the Qing Dynasty (1817–1856)[J]. Front. Econ. China, 2015, 10(3): 483-508.
 URL:  
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fec/EN/10.3868/s060-004-015-0021-5
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fec/EN/Y2015/V10/I3/483
Viewed
Full text


Abstract

Cited

  Shared   
  Discussed