1st Edition

Strengthen the Country and Enrich the People The Reform Writings of Ma Jianzhong

By Paul Bailey Copyright 1998
    116 Pages
    by Routledge

    116 Pages
    by Routledge

    Ma Jianzhong was a close adviser to the powerful Qing government official, Li Hong-zhang, and wrote several essays between 1878 and 1890 outlining his plans for economic and administrative reform. He was the first Chinese to advocate the creation of a specialized and professional diplomatic corps. His contribution to the late nineteenth-century Chinese discourse on the state and the economy has hitherto been neglected. Paul Bailey's translation of his essays will contribute to a wider understanding of the origins and circulation of reform ideas in the late Qing.

    Introduction, Paul Bailey; Chapter 1 A Letter to Li Hongzhang on Overseas Study (1878); Chapter 2 Reply from Marseille to a Friend (1878); Chapter 3 A Discussion of Railroads (1879); Chapter 4 On the Use of Loans to Build Railroads (1879); Chapter 5 On Enriching the People (1890);

    Biography

    Paul J. Bailey