The Cambridge Economic History of China: Volume 1, To 1800
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The Cambridge Economic History of China: Volume 1, To 1800 by Debin Ma
China's rise as the world's second-largest economy surely is the most dramatic development in the global economy since the year 2000. But China's prominence in the global economy is hardly new. Since 500 BCE, a dynamic market economy and the establishment of an enduring imperial state fostered precocious economic growth. Yet Chinese society and government featured distinctive institutions that generated unique patterns of economic development. The six chapters of Part I of this volume trace the forms of livelihood, organization of production and exchange, the role of the state in economic development, the evolution of market institutions, and the emergence of trans-Eurasian trade from antiquity to 1000 CE. Part II, in twelve thematic chapters, spans the late imperial period from 1000 to 1800 and surveys diverse fields of economic history, including environment, demography, rural and urban development, factor markets, law, money, finance, philosophy, political economy, foreign trade, human capital, and living standards.
'I enjoyed reading the first volume of The Cambridge Economic History of China and highly recommend it to others who want to go a bit beyond short surveys on this area without getting too tangled in the weedsWhile not intending to be 'revisionist' per se, it is sure to challenge some preconceived beliefs about the world's largest nation - and its dynamic, vibrant, and rich history.' Jamin Andreas Hübner, EH.net (Economic History Association)
Debin Ma is a faculty member of the Economic History Department at the London School of Economics. Jan Luiten van Zanden is Professor of Global Economic History at Utrecht University and President of the International Economic History Association.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108425575 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108425577 |
| Title | The Cambridge Economic History of China: Volume 1, To 1800 |
| Author | Debin Ma |
| Series | The Cambridge Economic History Of China |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2022-02-24 |
| Number of pages | 732 |
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