A Study of the Evolution Context of State Intervention in the Han Dynasty

There are three main factors affecting the evolution context of state intervention in the Han dynasty: the strength of national control, public spending, and the ideology of the ruler. The strength of state intervention under different situations are the features of evolution context. According to its effect and intensity, state intervention in the Han dynasty can be divided into four types: positive strong, positive weak, negative strong, and negative weak. These four types are changing alternatively during the whole Han dynasty period. Based on the dynamic evolution context of the Han dynasty, there are seven distinguishable stages of state intervention, which provide enlightenment for the contemporary time. Promoting the stable development of economy and national power should be the purpose of state intervention, promoting the non-zero-sum game of various stakeholders should be the focus of state intervention, forming a variety of ways of state intervention should be considered, and so on. In the new era, it is desirable to adjust the type, scope, and degree of state intervention with the help of the rules developed in the Han dynasty.