Chinese Capitalism, 1522-1840

by X. Dixin (Editor), W. Chengming (Editor)

Overview

This book offers a unique guide to China's long economic history and to the embryonic development of Chinese capitalism. It makes a classic work of Chinese economic history from top Chinese scholars available, in abridged form, for the first time in English. The immense historic sweep runs from the Late Ming period through the early mid Qing to the time of the Opium wars. In each period there are detailed surveys of sectors of the economy, both industrial and agricultural, and of the technological development and methods used, in addition to overviews of the nature of economic change in China and the retarded development of capitalism prior to the nineteenth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312217297
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/07/2000
Series:	Studies on the Chinese Economy
Edition description:	2000
Pages:	517
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.05(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction--Peter Nolan, Shailaga Fennell and Chris Bramall
• Embryonic Capitalism in China--Wu Chengming
• Capitalism in the Late Ming--Wang Shixin
• Capitalism in Agriculture in the Early and Middle Qing Dynasty--Shi Qi and Fang Zhuoten
• Capitalism During the Early and Middle Qing--Fang Xing, shi Qi, Jian Rui and Wang Shixin
• Capitalism in Handicraft Industries in the Early and Middle Qing--Fang Zhuofen, Hu Tiewen, Jian Rui and Fang Xing
• Conclusion
• Index