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..