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Loading... State, Economy and the Great Divergence: Great Britain and China, 1680s-1850sby Peer Vries
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A valuable contribution to the Great Divergence debate. Detailed analysis of the role of the State, focusing on the difference between Britain and China. Very well researched and written. Main argument is that the relatively strong state of Britain played an important role in the kick off of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, as compared to a relatively weak state in China. ( ) no reviews | add a review
"State, Economy and the Great Divergence provides a new analysis of what has become the central debate in global economic history: the 'great divergence' between European and Asian growth. Focusing on early modern China and Western Europe, in particular Great Britain, this book offers a new level of detail on comparative state formation that has wide-reaching implications for European, Eurasian and global history. Beginning with an overview of the historiography, Peer Vries goes on to extend and develop the debate, critically engaging with the huge volume of literature published on the topic to date. Incorporating recent insights, he offers a compelling alternative to the claims to East-West equivalence, or Asian superiority, which have come to dominate discourse surrounding this issue. This is a vital update to a key issue in global economic history and, as such, is essential reading for students and scholars interested in keeping up to speed with the on-going debates."--Bloomsbury Publishing. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)330.941Social sciences Economics Economics Economic geography and history Europe British Isles -- Scotland, IrelandLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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