Translations of W. S. Jevons in China in the Late Qing Dynasty

The paper examines the history of Chinese translations works British economistW. S. Jevons in late nineteenth - early twentieth centuries as part process introduction Western scientific knowledge to China. attention is focused on Jevons’s Primer Political Economy and his book State Relation Labor . terminological features these are analyzed, including searches for equivalents modern vocabulary heritage culture. textbook was translated by Joseph Edkins Yan Fu, who proposed their methods adapting text perception reader. demonstrates that Edkins’s translation faithfully followed original used terminology available at time. clarity contributed dissemination elementary economics Policy Enrich Nation Support People served China one earliest sources information about Adam Smith, concept division labor, theory exchange, wages, principles taxation. Multiple versions hieroglyphic transliteration name obstructed formation comprehensive vision legacyin China, therefore objectives collect all economic scholar. impact natural factors cycles influenced Liang Qichao, compared it with ancient ideas relationship famine disasters location celestial bodies. After focus shifted industrial legislation finances.