delineate the diffusion of Ricardo's theory in various parts of Europe and Japan. While there may have been case studies about …

and Europe, using Japan's Tokugawa era (1603-1868) as a benchmark from which to consider public goods provision in Prussia …, China, and England. Japan is similar in size to a European country and linked to China through shared beliefs and practices …. Such an approach allows us to mediate comparisons made directly between China and Europe and to avoid taking England as the …

comparing those cases with others from Europe and China's economic history. The contributors focus on three areas of inquiry … Japanese public finance at local levels and a vantage point outside of Europe to encourage a more global view of early modern …