Trade and Finance in Late Imperial China

Download or read book Trade and Finance in Late Imperial China written by Takeshi Hamashita and published by Singapore University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term "national economy" lacks clarity in modern Chinese history. While China's modernization is often treated as a feature of the central government's economic policy, regional and local economic activities, and the involvement of foreign powers, were also central to the process. Takeshi Hamashita deals with this issue by examining China's coastal open ports and the economic networks associated with them, explaining the working of regional and local market zones by following the flows of merchandize and of the funds collected by customs' authorities.