In this major new study, Margherita Zanasi argues that basic notions of a free market economy emerged in China a century and half earlier than in Europe. In res
""This book argues that basic notions of free market economy emerged in China a century and half earlier than in Europe in response to the commercial revolution
This book explores the vital role of merchants within early modern China. Unlike European merchants, their Sino-colleagues have long been regarded as certain so
'This book is a remarkable tour de force. Joseph Chai offers a fine synthesis of thinking about the nature and origins of China's long-run economic growth and s
The Western literature on the history of Chinese economic thought is sparse, and comparisons with the history of Western economic thought even more so. This pio