An Early Modern Economy in China

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-47920-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1021 g

Reihe: The Cambridge China Library

The first English translation of Li Bozhong's pioneering study An Early Modern Economy in China uses sophisticated analysis to reconstruct the GDP of the Yangzi Delta. In this innovative economic history, Li provides a basis for understanding the Delta's economy, an area of unprecedented growth in modern times. Using quantitative research Li carefully reconstructs the economies of the region, combining three methods for estimating GDP: output, income, and expenditure. The result reveals the structure and level of income and production in this highly commercialized and urbanized part of China, establishing a benchmark for future reconstructions of regional economies through GDP. This is a landmark text in the field of economic history which has had a great impact on understanding Chinese economic history in global perspective.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Li, Bozhong

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Geschichte der VWL
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Introduction: 1. Themes, methods, sources; 2. Huating-Lou in the 1820s; Part II. Industries: 3. Agriculture; 4. Industry; 5. Services; Part III. Added Values: 6. Agriculture; 7. Industry; 8. Services; Part IV. Employment, Income and Consumption: 9. Employment; 10. Income; 11. Consumption; Part V. Conclusion: 12. The GDP and HDI of Huating-Lou in 1823–1829; 13. The Huating-Lou economy of 1823–29 in comparative perspective; Appendices.

Über Autor(innen)

Li, Bozhong
Li Bozhong is Chair Professor of Humanities at Peking University, having previously taught at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Tsinghua University. He is recognised as one of the foremost scholars of the economic history of China.