Industrial Development in Modern China
A Quantitative Analysis
Samenvatting
Delineates the industrial development mainly in the Republic of China (1912-1949), drawing on economic development theory and focusing on the internal logic of economic phenomena.
Explains why and how modern China came to be a comparative economic laggard.
Offers a comparative perspective that brings the case of modern Japan into the discussion.
An analysis backed up by a large amount of unexploited industrial statistical data.