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Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive synthesis of Chinese economic history, past and present, in English. Volume I, which covers the period from 1000 BCE to 1800 CE in eighteen thematically organized chapters, introduces the main institutions, ideas, technologies, and social and political forces that shaped the world's largest economy in the premodern era.
Trade Review'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 weeds. While 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)
Table of ContentsIntroduction 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.
