A Comprehensive History of the Chinese Economy -- Volume on the Economy of the Ming Dynasty ()

Author: Wang Yuquan
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Publish Date: 2000-08-01
Features: The Comprehensive History of the Chinese Economy·Volume on the Ming Dynasty provides a comprehensive analysis of the natural environment, social environment, resource conditions, economic regions, industrial structure, and economic types during the Ming Dynasty. It offers an in-depth discussion on the level of productive forces, corresponding class structure, land system, rent and lease relations, tax and labor systems, business methods, and economic thought. The book conducts a detailed examination of the production conditions and state management policies in various economic sectors of the Ming Dynasty, including agriculture, handicrafts, commerce, currency, transportation, urban markets, salt, and tea-horse trade. The book argues that the levels of agriculture, handicrafts, commerce, and transportation in the Ming Dynasty saw new improvements compared to previous dynasties, particularly the unprecedented development of commodity-money relations and urban economies, which led to a series of social changes. This is a significant characteristic of the socio-economic structure in the later period of China's feudal society. The book is rich in data, clear in argumentation, and expands the research scope based on previous studies, offering some new insights. It is a systematic and comprehensive monograph on the economic history of the Ming Dynasty with high academic value.