on the workings of the economic system in imperial China. Connectivity, Imperialism, and the Han Iron Industry will … in ancient China, as well as to scholars working on the comparative study of ancient imperialism, market exchange, and …) in ancient China, which is characterized not only by various technological innovations but also as a remarkable …

Using the sample of China’s A-share listed companies from 2010 to 2019 and the index of jinshi density to measure the …

Part I. Origins 1 -- Introduction 2 -- A Historical Pattern: The Imperial Mode of China 3 -- The Empire-building in the …: The Late Qing and the Republican Period 9 -- Zigzag Modernization in Communist China Part III. "Aufheben" -- 10. The Rise … of the West: What Happened and How 11 -- China’s “Peculiarities”: Why China Declined and Rebounded 12 -- To Understand …

This is the first comparative study of business as an important agent of change in the economies of India and China …