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The Cambridge Economic History of China

The Cambridge Economic History of China
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Debin Ma, Richard von Glahn, Lothar von Falkenhausen, Motoko Hara, Yōhei Kakinuma, Xinru Liu, David A. Bello, Shuji Cao, Christian Lamouroux, Helen Dunstan, Billy K. L. So, Sufumi So, Mio Kishimoto, Kenneth Pomeranz, Harriet Zurndorfer, Akinobu Kuroda, Joseph P. McDermott, Angela Schottenhammer, Zhiwu Chen, Kaixiang Peng, William Rowe, Linda Grove, Toru Kubo, Chi-kong Lai, Morris L. Bian, Dan Li, Hongzhong Yan, Elisabeth Kaske, May-li Lin, Bret Sheehan, Yingui Zhu, Madeleine Zelin, James Kung, Carol Shiue, Wolfgang Keller, Elisabeth Köll, Bas van Leeuwen, Pei Gao, Meimei Wang, Chenggang Xu, Dwight H. Perkins, Chris Bramall, Amy King, Barry Naughton, Loren Brandt, Thomas G. Rawski
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  • Date Published: February 2022
  • availability: In stock
  • format: Multiple copy pack
  • isbn: 9781107146068

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  • Building on a wide array of recent scholarship, the two volumes of The Cambridge Economic History of China bring together the fruits of pioneering international studies in all dimensions of economic history, past and present. Exploring themes including political economy, agriculture, industry and trade, technology, ecological change, demography, law, urban development, standards of living, consumption, financial institutions, and national income, the two volumes together provide broad temporal coverage across all of Chinese history, including recent developments in contemporary China.

    • Comprehensive but accessible coverage of all aspects of Chinese economic history
    • Together the two volumes provide broad temporal coverage across all of Chinese history, including recent developments in contemporary China
    • Draws on contributions by a diverse range of international experts
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    'Reading the two volumes is a marvelous learning experience. The set is an outstanding piece that draws from the most up-to-date scholarship at the frontiers of knowledge in many dimensions of economic history. It certainly fulfills its promise to serve as a standard reference and a rich resource for teaching.' Xiaojia Hou, H-Net Review

    '…a landmark publication … excellent essays …' Kenneth Pomeranz, Journal of Chinese History

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    • Date Published: February 2022
    • format: Multiple copy pack
    • isbn: 9781107146068
    • length: 1400 pages
    • dimensions: 235 x 158 x 80 mm
    • weight: 3.26kg
    • availability: In stock
  • Table of Contents

    Volume I: Introduction to Volume I Debin Ma and Richard von Glahn
    Part I. Before 1000:
    1. The economy of late pre-imperial China: Archaeological perspectives Lothar von Falkenhausen
    2. Agriculture and its environmental impact Motoko Hara
    3. State and economy: Production, extraction, and distribution Richard von Glahn
    4. Markets, money, and merchants Yōhei Kakinuma
    5. Economic philosophy and political economy Richard von Glahn
    6. Silk Road trade and foreign economic influences Xinru Liu
    Interlude. The Tang-Song transition in Chinese economic history Richard von Glahn
    Part II. 1000 to 1800:
    7. Ecological change and resource constraints David A. Bello
    8. Population change Shuji Cao
    9. Public finance Christian Lamouroux and Richard von Glahn
    10. Political economy Helen Dunstan
    11. Law and the market economy Billy K. L. So and Sufumi So
    12. Property rights and factor markets Mio Kishimoto
    13. The rural economy Kenneth Pomeranz
    14. Cities and the urban economy Harriet Zurndorfer
    15. The monetary system Akinobu Kuroda
    16. Merchants and commercial networks Joseph P. McDermott
    17. Foreign trade Angela Schottenhammer
    18. Production, consumption, and living standards Zhiwu Chen and Kaixiang Peng. Volume II: Introduction to Volume II Debin Ma and Richard von Glahn
    Part I. 1800–1950:
    1. Ideology and the contours of economic changes in modern China during 1850–1950 Debin Ma
    2. Economic transition in the nineteenth century William Rowe
    3. Agriculture Debin Ma and Kaixiang Peng
    4. Handicraft and modern industries Linda Grove and Toru Kubo
    5. The state and enterprises in late Qing China Chi-kong Lai
    6. Development and expansion of central and regional state enterprises during the first half of the twentieth century Morris L. Bian
    7. Money and macro-economy Dan Li and Hongzhong Yan
    8. Public finance Elisabeth Kaske and May-li Lin
    9. Financial institutions and financial markets Bret Sheehan and Yingui Zhu
    10. Chinese business organization Madeleine Zelin
    11. Impact of the west: Findings from the new data James Kung
    12. Foreign trade and investment Carol Shiue and Wolfgang Keller
    13. Transport and communication infrastructure Elisabeth Köll
    14. Education and human capital, 1800–1950 Bas van Leeuwen, Pei Gao and Meimei Wang
    Part II. 1950–Present:
    15. The origin of China's communist institutions Chenggang Xu
    16. China under the command economy in 1950–1977 Dwight H. Perkins
    17. Living standards in Maoist China Chris Bramall
    18. The political economy of China's Great Leap Famine James Kung
    19. China's external economic relations during the Mao era Amy King
    20. Chinese economy in the reform era Barry Naughton
    21. China's great boom as a historical process Loren Brandt and Thomas G. Rawski.

  • Editors

    Debin Ma, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
    Debin Ma is Professor of Economics at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan.

    Richard von Glahn, University of California, Los Angeles
    Richard von Glahn is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles.

    Contributors

    Debin Ma, Richard von Glahn, Lothar von Falkenhausen, Motoko Hara, Yōhei Kakinuma, Xinru Liu, David A. Bello, Shuji Cao, Christian Lamouroux, Helen Dunstan, Billy K. L. So, Sufumi So, Mio Kishimoto, Kenneth Pomeranz, Harriet Zurndorfer, Akinobu Kuroda, Joseph P. McDermott, Angela Schottenhammer, Zhiwu Chen, Kaixiang Peng, William Rowe, Linda Grove, Toru Kubo, Chi-kong Lai, Morris L. Bian, Dan Li, Hongzhong Yan, Elisabeth Kaske, May-li Lin, Bret Sheehan, Yingui Zhu, Madeleine Zelin, James Kung, Carol Shiue, Wolfgang Keller, Elisabeth Köll, Bas van Leeuwen, Pei Gao, Meimei Wang, Chenggang Xu, Dwight H. Perkins, Chris Bramall, Amy King, Barry Naughton, Loren Brandt, Thomas G. Rawski

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