The Laws and Economics of Confucianism: Kinship and Property in Preindustrial China and England
- ISBN-10
- 1107141117
- ISBN-13
- 9781107141117
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 319
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-10-12
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Taisu Zhang
Description
Zhang argues that property institutions in preindustrial China and England were a cause of China's lagging development in preindustrial times.
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