The Path to Self-Reliance (China's Tariff, Monetary Policy, and Economic Development Between the Two World Wars)

Author: (Japanese) KUBO KEN, translated by WANG XIAOJIA
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book is a representative work by Professor KUBO KEN, a renowned Japanese economic historian, on the economic history of the Republic of China. Based on a wealth of archives accessible to domestic scholars, including those from Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and others, as well as relevant archives from the Nanjing National Government, the author focuses on the Nanjing National Government's recovery of tariff autonomy, changes in tax policies, and efforts at currency reform before the outbreak of the War of Resistance in 1937. The book explores the intricate international relations in East Asia on the eve of war, highlighting the Nanjing government's efforts to restore political sovereignty and promote economic development, as well as the various constraints it faced. From different perspectives, the author presents his own insights.