China's political economy in modern times : changes and economic consequences, 1800-2000
"This book makes an important contribution to the study of changes in China's institutions and their impact on the national economy as well as ordinary people's daily material life from 1800 to 2000. Kent Deng reveals China's mega-cycle of prosperity-poverty-prosperity without th...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge ,
c2012
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| Series: | Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction : changes in modern China and their causes
- 2. The Qing state and its success
- 3. The withering state and its consequences
- 4. Empire-wide unrest and failures in state-building, 1850-1870
- 5. State revitalisation and federalism, 1850-1911
- 6. Musical chairs for more state-builders in the twentieth century
- 7. Benchmarking economic performance, 1800-2000
- 8. Performance with the private economy, 1800-1936
- 9. Performance under destruction, 1937-1977
- 10. Fast recovery, growth, development and the future
- 11. Final conclusion