Chinese History in Economic Perspective
by Thomas G. Rawski, Lillian M. Li
Publisher: University of California Press 1992
ISBN/ASIN: 0520070682
ISBN-13: 9780520070684
Number of pages: 362
Description:
The essays assembled here represent a turning point in the study of Chinese economic history. Previous work has emphasized the institutional and social bases of economic change. These studies break new ground, bringing Western economic theory to the study of China's economy since the seventeenth century.
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