Ideology diffusion and the role of accounting: A Gramscian approach to understanding China’s transition from 1949 to 1957

Using Gramsci’s concept of hegemony, the aim of this article is to explore the role of ideology diffusion in creating and maintaining Mao’s political hegemony during the period 1949 to 1957, and to consider how accounting practices were reflected in this period of transition in China. In particular,...

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Main Authors: Xu, Lina, Cortese, C., Zhang, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39089
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description Using Gramsci’s concept of hegemony, the aim of this article is to explore the role of ideology diffusion in creating and maintaining Mao’s political hegemony during the period 1949 to 1957, and to consider how accounting practices were reflected in this period of transition in China. In particular, we provide an understanding of how accounting systems have changed under the influence of various political ideologies in China, being the New Democracy and the socialist ideology adopted from the Soviet Union, by considering the relationships and struggles between organic and traditional intellectuals that Gramsci has theorized. We find that the diffusion of political ideologies is reflected in the accounting systems used in these particular periods of transition.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-390892018-03-29T09:07:33Z Ideology diffusion and the role of accounting: A Gramscian approach to understanding China’s transition from 1949 to 1957 Xu, Lina Cortese, C. Zhang, E. Using Gramsci’s concept of hegemony, the aim of this article is to explore the role of ideology diffusion in creating and maintaining Mao’s political hegemony during the period 1949 to 1957, and to consider how accounting practices were reflected in this period of transition in China. In particular, we provide an understanding of how accounting systems have changed under the influence of various political ideologies in China, being the New Democracy and the socialist ideology adopted from the Soviet Union, by considering the relationships and struggles between organic and traditional intellectuals that Gramsci has theorized. We find that the diffusion of political ideologies is reflected in the accounting systems used in these particular periods of transition. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39089 10.1177/1032373214542554 Sage restricted
spellingShingle Xu, Lina
Cortese, C.
Zhang, E.
Ideology diffusion and the role of accounting: A Gramscian approach to understanding China’s transition from 1949 to 1957
title Ideology diffusion and the role of accounting: A Gramscian approach to understanding China’s transition from 1949 to 1957
title_full Ideology diffusion and the role of accounting: A Gramscian approach to understanding China’s transition from 1949 to 1957
title_fullStr Ideology diffusion and the role of accounting: A Gramscian approach to understanding China’s transition from 1949 to 1957
title_full_unstemmed Ideology diffusion and the role of accounting: A Gramscian approach to understanding China’s transition from 1949 to 1957
title_short Ideology diffusion and the role of accounting: A Gramscian approach to understanding China’s transition from 1949 to 1957
title_sort ideology diffusion and the role of accounting: a gramscian approach to understanding china’s transition from 1949 to 1957
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39089