Railroads and the transformation of China
To convey modern China’s history and the forces driving its economic success, rail has no equal. From warlordism to Cultural Revolution, railroads suffered the country’s ills but persisted because they were exemplary institutions. Elisabeth Köll shows why they remain essential to the PRC’s technocra...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London
Harvard University Press
2019 ©2019
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| Series: | Harvard studies in business history
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | To convey modern China’s history and the forces driving its economic success, rail has no equal. From warlordism to Cultural Revolution, railroads suffered the country’s ills but persisted because they were exemplary institutions. Elisabeth Köll shows why they remain essential to the PRC’s technocratic economic model for China’s future. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 396 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-91641-8 978-0-674-91642-5 |