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State, Economy and the Great Divergence - Great Britain and China, 1680s-1850s (Hardcover): Peer Vries State, Economy and the Great Divergence - Great Britain and China, 1680s-1850s (Hardcover)
Peer Vries
R5,297 Discovery Miles 52 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"State, Economy and the Great Divergence" provides a new analysis of what has become the central debate in global economic history: the 'great divergence' between European and Asian growth. Focusing on early modern China and Western Europe, this book offers a new level of detail on comparative state formation that has wide-reaching implications for European, Eurasian and global history.Beginning with a comprehensive overview of the historiography, Peer Vries goes on to extend and develop the debate, critically engaging with the huge volume of literature published on the topic to date. Incorporating new insights into the case of Europe, he offers a compelling alternative to the exaggerated claims to East-West equivalence, or Asian superiority, which have come to dominate discourse surrounding this issue.This is a vital update to a key issue in global economic history and, as such, is essential reading for students and scholars interested in keeping up to speed with the on-going debates.

Averting a Great Divergence - State and Economy in Japan, 1868-1937 (Hardcover): Peer Vries Averting a Great Divergence - State and Economy in Japan, 1868-1937 (Hardcover)
Peer Vries
R4,246 Discovery Miles 42 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The most significant debate in global economic history over the past twenty years has dealt with the Great Divergence, the economic gap between different parts of the world. Thus far, this debate has focused on China, India and north-western Europe, particularly Great Britain. This book shifts the focus to ask how Japan became the only non-western county that managed, at least partially, to modernize its economy and start to industrialize in the 19th century. Using a range of empirical data, Peer Vries analyses the role of the state in Japan's economic growth from the Meiji Restoration to World War II, and asks whether Japan's economic success can be attributed to the rise of state power. Asserting that the state's involvement was fundamental in Japan's economic 'catching up', he demonstrates how this was built on legacies from the previous Tokugawa period. In this book, Vries deepens our understanding of the Great Divergence in global history by re-examining how Japan developed and modernized against the odds.

Atlas of Material Life - Northwestern Europe and East Asia, 15th to 19th century (Paperback): Vries-Baaijens, Peer Vries Atlas of Material Life - Northwestern Europe and East Asia, 15th to 19th century (Paperback)
Vries-Baaijens, Peer Vries
R1,634 Discovery Miles 16 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Averting a Great Divergence - State and Economy in Japan, 1868-1937 (Paperback): Peer Vries Averting a Great Divergence - State and Economy in Japan, 1868-1937 (Paperback)
Peer Vries
R1,342 Discovery Miles 13 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The most significant debate in global economic history over the past twenty years has dealt with the Great Divergence, the economic gap between different parts of the world. Thus far, this debate has focused on China, India and north-western Europe, particularly Great Britain. This book shifts the focus to ask how Japan became the only non-western county that managed, at least partially, to modernize its economy and start to industrialize in the 19th century. Using a range of empirical data, Peer Vries analyses the role of the state in Japan's economic growth from the Meiji Restoration to World War II, and asks whether Japan's economic success can be attributed to the rise of state power. Asserting that the state's involvement was fundamental in Japan's economic 'catching up', he demonstrates how this was built on legacies from the previous Tokugawa period. In this book, Vries deepens our understanding of the Great Divergence in global history by re-examining how Japan developed and modernized against the odds.

State, Economy and the Great Divergence - Great Britain and China, 1680s-1850s (Paperback): Peer Vries State, Economy and the Great Divergence - Great Britain and China, 1680s-1850s (Paperback)
Peer Vries
R1,033 R886 Discovery Miles 8 860 Save R147 (14%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

"State, Economy and the Great Divergence" provides a new analysis of what has become the central debate in global economic history: the 'great divergence' between European and Asian growth. Focusing on early modern China and Western Europe, this book offers a new level of detail on comparative state formation that has wide-reaching implications for European, Eurasian and global history.Beginning with a comprehensive overview of the historiography, Peer Vries goes on to extend and develop the debate, critically engaging with the huge volume of literature published on the topic to date. Incorporating new insights into the case of Europe, he offers a compelling alternative to the exaggerated claims to East-West equivalence, or Asian superiority, which have come to dominate discourse surrounding this issue.This is a vital update to a key issue in global economic history and, as such, is essential reading for students and scholars interested in keeping up to speed with the on-going debates.

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