Chinese Hinterland capitalism and Shanxi Piaohao : banking, state, and family, 1720-1910

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Chinese banking in the age of capitalism: piaohao, hinterland, and treaty ports -- 2 Elements of remittance banking in late imperial China -- 3 The political economy of piaohao: the market, provinces, and the state, 1850-1895 -- 4 Piaohao in the age of fiscal centralization, 1895-1911 -- 5 Fortunes of the firms and families under the Chinese hinterland capitalism -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index