The Archive · 1938

Orientalists Show New

Deal Idea is Old Planned Economy Led by Wang Mang A.D. 9

Two years ago, thousand long before white men knew this continent existed, China tried its own new des experimenting with planned economy, C. Martin Wilbur. Curator of Chinese ethnology at the eld Museum, Chicago and a gra-clu-te of the Shanghai American School recalled recently. adding that the experi me! led by Wang Mang. collapsed despite evei v effort of the founder, states "The New York Times.

The programme of this Prime A ier, who set himself up as Emp in A. D. 9, was outlined Mr. Wilbur before the Midwest meeting of the American Oriental Society held =t the University of Chicago's tel Institute.

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