Ancient Chinese Economic History (Qi Tao)

Author: Qi Tao
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Publish Date: 1999-12-01
Features: During the writing process of this book, considering the needs of teaching and to better reflect the vertical development of different economic categories in ancient China, it deviates from the conventional periodized writing style. Instead, it follows the content of economic development itself, presenting a vertical narrative on specific topics. The book begins with an introduction, clarifying several major issues in the economic development of ancient China. It then starts from the economic environment, discusses the great division of labor and the formation of traditional economic structures, and subsequently expands on agricultural development, tax and labor systems, the development of handicraft and commerce, and industrial and commercial policies. On this basis, it outlines the changes in China's regional economic divisions, and finally concludes with a description of the emergence of capitalism and the fate of traditional economy.