1. Editors' introduction : new perspectives on China, East Asia, and the global economy -- 2. The tribute trade system and modern Asia -- 3. Despotism and decentralization in Chinese governance : taxation, tribute, and emigration -- 4. Silver in regional economies and the world economy : East...

This Handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview of the changing world of global production. Chapters cover the geography of why and where jobs are moving in both manufacturing and services. The authors discuss topics relating to the human and natural basis on which production rests, from the...