China's long-term economic development how have economy and governance evolved since 500 BC?

This book takes a long-term perspective to examine the evolution of Chinese governance and its lasting impact on Chinese economic development. Through its broad exploration of the style, strength, and effectiveness of Chinese governance through the years, it touches on a universal relationship betwe...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhao, Hongjun
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Northampton, MA Edward Elgar Pub., Inc. 2018, 2018
Series:Advances in Chinese economic studies series
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Contents: 1. Introduction
  • 2. Debate and comment about the needham puzzle over the past half-century
  • 3. The behavior of the peasants and their households: the logical starting point for the study of the puzzle in Chinese economic history
  • 4. The petty peasant economy and the formation of Chinese-style governmental governance
  • 5. The dynamic evolution of the Chinese governance pattern in each dynasty
  • 6. Chinese climatic and environmental changes after the tenth century and their impacts on the Chinese governance pattern
  • 7. The rise of Western Europe after the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and its challenges to the Chinese governance pattern
  • 8. Empirical evidence of the Chinese governments' governance and long-term economic development
  • 9. The reform and opening-up: a great transformation of the governance pattern in Chinese history
  • 10. Where does the future path of Chinese governance lie?
  • Index