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In this major new study, Margherita Zanasi argues that basic notions of a free market economy emerged in China a century and half earlier than in Europe. In res

'This book is a remarkable tour de force. Joseph Chai offers a fine synthesis of thinking about the nature and origins of China's long-run economic growth and s

""This book argues that basic notions of free market economy emerged in China a century and half earlier than in Europe in response to the commercial revolution

This book explores the vital role of merchants within early modern China. Unlike European merchants, their Sino-colleagues have long been regarded as certain so

The Western literature on the history of Chinese economic thought is sparse, and comparisons with the history of Western economic thought even more so. This pio