作者:Yue, Lori Qingyuan; Wang, Jue; Yang, Botao
作者单位:University of Southern California; University of Southern California; University of Southern California
摘要:We develop theory on how a contentious moral market can develop, and we test it with data from a study of the commercialization of Buddhist temples in China from 2006 to 2016, as local government officials try to boost the local economy by transforming temples into tourist enterprises that charge admission fees. The practice is resisted by monks and the public such that the central government, which values public appearances of social justice, is pressured to support their resistance to local ...