Covering the time span from the Shang to the Qing Periods (1520BC - 1911AD), this book examines important factors in the decline of the Chinese economy from medieval sophistication to modern underdevelopment.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 1999-01-21
Language: English
Number of Pages: 436
Edition: 1
Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History