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 University Press, 2011. - xi, 276 p. : maps ; 25 cm.

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.

9780674057913 (hc : alk. paper) 0674057910 (hc : alk. paper)

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Comparative economics.


China--Economic conditions.
China--Economic policy.
Europe--Economic conditions.
Europe--Economic policy.

HC427 / .R66 2011

330.94