TY - BOOK AU - Rosenthal,Jean-Laurent AU - Wong,Roy Bin TI - Before and beyond divergence: the politics of economic change in China and Europe SN - 9780674057913 (hc : alk. paper) AV - HC427 .R66 2011 U1 - 330.94 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Harvard University Press KW - Comparative economics KW - China KW - Economic conditions KW - Economic policy KW - Europe N1 - 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 ER -