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Before and Beyond Divergence : The Politics of Economic Change in China and Europe.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (291 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674061293
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Before and Beyond DivergenceDDC classification:
  • 330.94
LOC classification:
  • HC427
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Miracles, Myths, and Explanations in Economic History -- 1. Space and Politics -- 2. Population, Resources, and Economic Growth -- 3. Formal and Informal Mechanisms for Market Development -- 4. Warfare, Location of Manufacturing, and Economic Growth in China and Europe -- 5. Credit Markets and Economic Change -- 6. Autocrats, War, Taxes, and Public Goods -- 7. Political Economies of Growth, 1500-1950 -- Conclusion: Findings, Methods, and Implications -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary: Why did sustained economic growth arise in Europe rather than in China? The authors combine economic theory and historical evidence to argue that political processes drove the economic divergence between the two world regions, with continued consequences today that become clear in this innovative account.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Miracles, Myths, and Explanations in Economic History -- 1. Space and Politics -- 2. Population, Resources, and Economic Growth -- 3. Formal and Informal Mechanisms for Market Development -- 4. Warfare, Location of Manufacturing, and Economic Growth in China and Europe -- 5. Credit Markets and Economic Change -- 6. Autocrats, War, Taxes, and Public Goods -- 7. Political Economies of Growth, 1500-1950 -- Conclusion: Findings, Methods, and Implications -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Why did sustained economic growth arise in Europe rather than in China? The authors combine economic theory and historical evidence to argue that political processes drove the economic divergence between the two world regions, with continued consequences today that become clear in this innovative account.

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