Horesh, Niv - In: Essays in economic & business history : the journal of … 41 (2023) 1, pp. 109-133
-called "Great Divergence", namely precisely when the Asian economies fell behind Europe. To date much of that debate has hinged on … supports the notion that living standards in China, as one key component of the Asian Divergence, were similar to Europe as … "Great Divergence" debate. To achieve these aims, the article delves into evidence on taxation, interest rates, market …