The Premodern Chinese Economy

Author : Gang Deng
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134716555

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The Premodern Chinese Economy by Gang Deng Pdf

Covering the time span from the Shang to the Qing Periods (1520BC - 1911AD), Gang Deng examines important factors in the decline of the Chinese economy from medieval sophistication to modern underdevelopment. These factors include: * resource endowments * socio-economic structure * property rights * state and bureaucracy * ideology and values * geo-political environment * internal rebellions * external invasions and conquests The Premodern Chinese Economy is a comprehensive analysis of China's economic history and provides essential background to the study of this country's modern struggle for growth and development. Deng's emphasis on comparative analysis offers new insights into the concept of underdevelopment and theories of transitional economics. This will become a major reference work in the fields of Chinese studies, economic history and development studies.

Author : Cheng Lin,Terry Peach,Wang Fang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317811787

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The History of Ancient Chinese Economic Thought by Cheng Lin,Terry Peach,Wang Fang Pdf

This volume comprises twelve papers written by Chinese scholars on various aspects of the history of ancient Chinese economic thought. The contributions are preceded by an introduction which gives an overview of the development of the subject of history of economic thought in China, and which also provides an historical context to the individuals who constitute the major "schools" of ancient Chinese economic thought. The authors of the papers are leading scholars who have dominated this research area since the founding of New China in 1949, while the broad range of topics covered by the contributions includes questions of methodology, detailed and sometimes controversial interpretations of texts and "schools", and the international influence and modern relevance of ancient Chinese thought. A recurrent theme is that ancient Chinese thought has at least as much to offer to the historian as ancient Western thought. As the first such volume of papers to be translated into English, this collection provides a unique opportunity for non-Chinese readers to sample the way in which Chinese historians of economics have attempted to understand their own intellectual heritage. This book will be relevant to scholars interested in the history of economic thought, economic history and Chinese studies.

Author : Philip Richardson,Economic History Society
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999-11-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521635713

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Economic Change in China, C.1800-1950 by Philip Richardson,Economic History Society Pdf

This concise 1999 introduction focuses on China's transition to economic modernisation.

Author : John Lee,Bill Sewell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0968926223

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Seven Crucial Centuries by John Lee,Bill Sewell Pdf

Author : P. Nolan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1993-04-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230373082

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State and Market in the Chinese Economy by P. Nolan Pdf

The book provides a unique examination of the relationship between the state and market in China's economic development over several centuries. Its analysis is situated in the wider context of debates about technical progress in the pre-modern world, about the impact of western imperialism, about the role of the state in the economic development of poor countries and in the transition of former communist countries away from Stalinist systems of political economy.

Author : Richard von Glahn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781316538852

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The Economic History of China by Richard von Glahn Pdf

China's extraordinary rise as an economic powerhouse in the past two decades poses a challenge to many long-held assumptions about the relationship between political institutions and economic development. Economic prosperity also was vitally important to the longevity of the Chinese Empire throughout the preindustrial era. Before the eighteenth century, China's economy shared some of the features, such as highly productive agriculture and sophisticated markets, found in the most advanced regions of Europe. But in many respects, from the central importance of irrigated rice farming to family structure, property rights, the status of merchants, the monetary system, and the imperial state's fiscal and economic policies, China's preindustrial economy diverged from the Western path of development. In this comprehensive but accessible study, Richard von Glahn examines the institutional foundations, continuities and discontinuities in China's economic development over three millennia, from the Bronze Age to the early twentieth century.

Author : Justin Yifu Lin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521191807

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Demystifying the Chinese Economy by Justin Yifu Lin Pdf

An insightful account of the remarkable transition of the Chinese economy from impoverished backwater to economic powerhouse.

Author : Mark Elvin
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN : 0804708762

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The Pattern of the Chinese Past by Mark Elvin Pdf

A satisfactory comprehensive history of the social and economic development of pre-modern China, the largest country in the world in terms of population, and with a documentary record covering three millennia, is still far from possible. The present work is only an attempt to disengage the major themes that seem to be of relevance to our understanding of China today. In particular, this volume studies three questions. Why did the Chinese Empire stay together when the Roman Empire, and every other empire of antiquity of the middle ages, ultimately collapsed? What were the causes of the medieval revolution which made the Chinese economy after about 1100 the most advanced in the world? And why did China after about 1350 fail to maintain her earlier pace of technological advance while still, in many respects, advancing economically? The three sections of the book deal with these problems in turn but the division of a subject matter is to some extent only one of convenience. These topics are so interrelated that, in the last analysis, none of them can be considered in isolation from the others.

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032099011

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The History of Ancient Chinese Economic Thought by Taylor & Francis Group Pdf

This volume comprises twelve papers written by Chinese scholars on various aspects of the history of ancient Chinese economic thought. The contributions are preceded by an introduction which gives an overview of the development of the subject of history of economic thought in China, and which also provides an historical context to the individuals who constitute the major "schools" of ancient Chinese economic thought. The authors of the papers are leading scholars who have dominated this research area since the founding of New China in 1949, while the broad range of topics covered by the contributions includes questions of methodology, detailed and sometimes controversial interpretations of texts and "schools", and the international influence and modern relevance of ancient Chinese thought. A recurrent theme is that ancient Chinese thought has at least as much to offer to the historian as ancient Western thought. As the first such volume of papers to be translated into English, this collection provides a unique opportunity for non-Chinese readers to sample the way in which Chinese historians of economics have attempted to understand their own intellectual heritage. This book will be relevant to scholars interested in the history of economic thought, economic history and Chinese studies.

Author : Elisa Levi Sabattini,Christian Schwermann
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004466432

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Between Command and Market by Elisa Levi Sabattini,Christian Schwermann Pdf

A deeply researched and thought-provoking set of essays on a sorely-neglected topic in Chinese economic, intellectual, and political history.

Author : Gregory C. Chow,Dwight H. Perkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317663553

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Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Economy by Gregory C. Chow,Dwight H. Perkins Pdf

China's rapid rise to become the world's second largest economy has resulted in an unprecedented impact on the global system and an urgent need to understand the more about the newest economic superpower. The Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Economy is an advanced-level reference guide which surveys the current economic situation in China and its integration into the global economy. An internationally renowned line-up of scholars contribute chapters on the key components of the contemporary economy and their historical foundations. Topics covered include: the history of the Chinese economy from ancient times onwards; economic growth and development; population, the labor market, income distribution, and poverty; legal, political, and financial institutions; and foreign trade and investments. Offering a cutting-edge overview of the Chinese economy, the Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, economists, graduate, and undergraduate students studying this ever-evolving field.

Author : John Wong
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9812778276

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China's Economy Into the New Century by John Wong Pdf

In the last two decades of the 20th century, China stood out as the world''s star performer in economic growth, thanks to the market-oriented reform that started in 1978. At the turn of the century, the Chinese economy faces a series of challenges to sustain its growth and stability. The two-decade-long rapid growth has effectively strengthened China''s economic power and raised its people''s standard of living. It has also transformed China from a centrally planned command economy into a OC socialist market economyOCO, which operates increasingly in line with capitalist norms. Major structural problems, however, remain and are growing acute. Weakness in the fiscal system breeds rent seeking at the local level and causes tension in the state budget. The flawed financial institutions and the biased ownership structure continue to distort resource allocation and cause huge efficiency losses. Inter-provincial and inter-regional disparity is reaching a level that threatens national unity and social stability. As China joins the World Trade Organization and becomes more integrated into the world economy, it urgently needs to improve the domestic business environment and to beef up indigenous industries for foreign competition.This volume is a collection of papers written by scholars at the East Asian Institute to address those problems during the period 1999OCo2001. The authors, with their knowledge and experience in China studies, provide in-depth observations and professional analyses of some of the most important issues for the Chinese economy at the turn of the century. Some of the observations and analyses lead to enlightening policy recommendations. The solid scholarship combined with the policy orientation of these papers will appeal greatly to researchers in academia, governments and other institutions. The policy-oriented and fact-based analyses will also be of interest to practitioners in business, including business consultants."

Author : Justin Yifu Lin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107392724

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Demystifying the Chinese Economy by Justin Yifu Lin Pdf

China was the largest and one of the most advanced economies in the world before the eighteenth century, yet declined precipitately thereafter and degenerated into one of the world's poorest economies by the late nineteenth century. Despite generations' efforts for national rejuvenation, China did not reverse its fate until it introduced market-oriented reforms in 1979. Since then it has been the most dynamic economy in the world and is likely to regain its position as the world's largest economy before 2030. Based on economic analysis and personal reflection on policy debates, Justin Yifu Lin provides insightful answers to why China was so advanced in pre-modern times, what caused it to become so poor for almost two centuries, how it grew into a market economy, where its potential is for continuing dynamic growth and what further reforms are needed to complete the transition to a well-functioning, advanced market economy.

Author : Iris Claus,Les Oxley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118982471

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China's Economy by Iris Claus,Les Oxley Pdf

This collection of critical surveys provides readers with a range of up-to-date work from leading scholars in the area, writing on some of the key issues facing China, as they survey the present and future challenges of the Chinese economy Nine papers provide detailed discussion on key aspects of the past, present and future of the Chinese economy Leaders in their relevant fields of scholarship tackle some of the critical issues facing China Contributors identify common themes, including the household registration system, urbanization, demographic transition, inequality and the sustainability of economic growth Articles provide a critical review of the literature and discuss policy implications and areas for future research

Author : Ulric Killion
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 1594549052

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A Modern Chinese Journey to the West by Ulric Killion Pdf

This book begins, and perhaps should end, with an excerpt from the writings of the late eminent Chinese scholar, Fung Yu-lan (or Feng Youlan) (1895-1990), who wrote: "The ancient Chinese culture is an inherent factor determining the Chinese style.". If the latter enunciation of Fung Yu-lan stirs one's interest in Chinese culture for the typical reasons, such as, an interest in ancient periods of China; romanticism, which focuses on the exotic and mysterious, for example, Zen Buddhism and Taoism; or simply as the source of exotic objets d'art, then all the better. Because for a typical Westerner bound in Western conventionalism and parochialism, engendering an understanding of the policies and practices of the People's Republic of China (China) necessitates understanding a modern China in light of Chinese traditional culture (or philosophy), or a China in antiquity. The consequence of Chinese traditional culture affects many political economy concerns of modern China, ranging from socio-economic, political, to international trade and other concerns. Indeed, philosophical antecedents influence modern Chinese policies and practices.