Zenggang LI, Liwa DONG. How Can Culture Influence Economic Development[J]. JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY OF JINAN (Social Science Edition), 2018,28(4):96-107.DOI:
General Secretary Xi Jinping specially discusses the importance of developing advanced socialist culture in reports of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China which brings the questions that how and in which way can culture influence economic development. Relationship between culture and economy can be discussed in three aspects: first of all
taking culture as industry or a department of economic activity to research or discuss cultural contributions to economic; secondly
researching the formation
transitions and changes of culture from economic angle; thirdly
taking culture as external factor which can influences economic activity and economic behavior. Every country or every district has its special culture. This culture can influence people’s behaviors and create different consumption view and investment view which manifests different economic growth or development level. More precisely
Confucian culture as excellent Chinese traditional culture has important influence on modern economic development in our socialist market economy country with 5000 years civilization.