Before and beyond divergence the politics of economic change in China and Europe

Rosenthal, Jean-Laurent

Before and beyond divergence the politics of economic change in China and Europe Jean-Laurent Rosenthal; R. Bin Wong - Cambridge, Mass. Harvard Univ. Press 2011 - XI, 276 S.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-262) and index.

Introduction -- Space and politics -- Population, resources, and economic growth -- Formal and informal mechanisms for market development -- Warfare, location of manufacturing, and economic growth in China and Europe -- Credit markets and economic change -- Autocrats, war, taxes, and public goods -- Political economies of growth, 1500-1950 -- Conclusion: Findings, methods and implications..

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