{"product_id":"institutions-and-chinese-economic-development-9781032063911","title":"Institutions and Chinese Economic Development","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina's rise as an economic power has posed some challenging questions: how did China achieve GDP growth that was even faster than the Four Asian Tigers? Is the Chinese model superior? Why hasn't the rapid economic growth lead to democracy in the country as many observers expected? And can China sustain its rapid economic growth with its existing social system? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstitutions and Chinese Economic Development: A Comparative Historical Approach explores these questions by studying the historical relationship between institutions and economic development in China, drawing comparisons with England, Japan and other Asian economies as appropriate. The investigation focuses on several junctures in China's economic development: the starting point of the divergence between China and the West; the externally-provoked industrial development in the late 19th century; and the contemporary Chinese Miracle. The analysis foregrounds the role played by Chinese institutions an\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(1) Introduction (2) Core Institutions in China and England before the Industrial Revolution (3) Core Institutions and the First Industrial Revolution (4) The Chinese and Japanese States in the Nineteenth Century (5) Externally-Induced Industrial Developments in Qing China and Meiji Japan (6) The Chinese Miracle: Economic Growth in Contemporary China (7) Prospects of the Chinese Economic Development\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018820157783,"sku":"9781032063911","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032063911.jpg?v=1750778275","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/institutions-and-chinese-economic-development-9781032063911","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}