: The cases of Great Britain and China -- HISTORIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION: TRADITIONAL VIEWS AND ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES … view: China as a despotic, 'oriental' empire -- Alternative perspectives: Fiscal-militarism and mercantilism in Britain and … benevolent agrarian paternalism in China -- Further revisionism: Early modern parallels in state-building and the creating of …

"This comprehensive overview of the modern Chinese economy by a noted expert on China's economic development offers a … both an engaging, broadly focused introduction to China's economy since 1949 and original insights based on his own … notable also for placing China's economy in interesting comparative contexts, discussing it in relation to other transitional …

Development Economics. The book supplements the other publications of the author: China’s Lessons for India: Volume 1 – The … Political Economy of Development, China’s Lessons for India: Volume 2 – The Political Economy of Change and The Rise of Empires …This book examines the economic and political rise of China from the perspective of Japan’s economic development …