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Asia and the History of the International Economy - Essays in Memory of Peter Mathias (Hardcover)
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Asia and the History of the International Economy - Essays in Memory of Peter Mathias (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
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This collection of essays sheds new light on many aspects of Asia's
integration with the international economy. H.I.H. Crown Prince
Naruhito discusses the problems of controlling water in the
interest of urban development. He first examines the problems
encountered on the River Thames in relationship to the growth of
London in the eighteenth century, and then relates his findings to
Japan where similar problems arose with respect to the expansion of
Edo (Tokyo). Other chapters looking at the eighteenth century
examine the development of plant collecting in Asia and the wider
world in the interest of the economy and leisure, Japan's
connections with the outside world by way of the Dutch East India
Company (VOC), and the Dutch acquisition of the knowledge of the
Japanese language at their base at Dejima Island, Nagasaki. India
features next with a chapter showing how India was crucial in
initiating the industrial revolution in Britain, by stimulating
British manufacturers to copy the fine textiles made by hand loom
weavers there. This is followed by a chapter showing how in the
late nineteenth century India was the central pivot in the entire
international economic system, based on its trading surplus with
China. Other discussions trace the role of Scotland as a centre of
heavy industry and shipbuilding, with Scottish companies dominating
the shipping lanes of Asia. A further chapter shows how British
connections with Asia, in this case Shanghai, brought problems of
debt and non payment, and outlines the steps taken to try to
control the situation. Elsewhere problems arose in Bangkok over the
quality of rice being supplied to European merchants in the 1920s,
leading to a decline in sales. Finally there is a discussion of
Japanese commercial policy towards Africa in the inter-war period.
This book will be of interest and use to students, researchers, and
general readers interested in Asia's role in world economic
development.
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