The Economies of Imperial China and Western Europe: Debating the Great Divergence
In: Palgrave Studies in Economic History Ser.
Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Praise for The Economies of Imperial China and Western Europe -- Contents -- 1 Historiographical Context and Bibliographical Guide -- References -- 2 Statistical Bases for a Chronology of Economic Divergence Between Imperial China and Western Europe, 1636-1839 -- References -- 3 Environments and Natural Resources -- References -- 4 The Ming and Qing Imperial States and Their Agrarian Economies -- References -- 5 SinoCentred Reciprocal Comparisons of Europe's and China's: Economic Growth 1650-1850 -- References -- 6 Cosmographies for the Discovery, Development and Diffusion of Useful and Reliable Knowledge in Europe and China -- References -- 7 Debatable Conclusions -- References -- Index.