An Early Modern Economy in China : The Yangzi Delta in the 1820s (The Cambridge China Library)

Li, Bozhong

Cambridge University Press（2025/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 639 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108749473
• DDC分類 330.951136

Full Description

The first English translation of Li Bozhong's pioneering study An Early Modern Economy in China uses sophisticated analysis to reconstruct the GDP of the Yangzi Delta. In this innovative economic history, Li provides a basis for understanding the Delta's economy, an area of unprecedented growth in modern times. Using quantitative research Li carefully reconstructs the economies of the region, combining three methods for estimating GDP: output, income, and expenditure. The result reveals the structure and level of income and production in this highly commercialized and urbanized part of China, establishing a benchmark for future reconstructions of regional economies through GDP. This is a landmark text in the field of economic history which has had a great impact on understanding Chinese economic history in global perspective.

Contents

Part I. Introduction: 1. Themes, methods, sources; 2. Huating-Lou in the 1820s; Part II. Industries: 3. Agriculture; 4. Industry; 5. Services; Part III. Added Values: 6. Agriculture; 7. Industry; 8. Services; Part IV. Employment, Income and Consumption: 9. Employment; 10. Income; 11. Consumption; Part V. Conclusion: 12. The GDP and HDI of Huating-Lou in 1823-1829; 13. The Huating-Lou economy of 1823-29 in comparative perspective; Appendices.