Chinese Economic History and Development: A Note on the Myers—Huang Exchange

Ramon myers recently reviewed in this journal four books analyzing China's prewar economy and Philip Huang added a reply to some of Myers's criticisms. They clearly disagree about how best to characterize China's Republican-period economy. Myers suggests that books by Loren Brandt, Da...

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Published inThe Journal of Asian studies Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 600 - 611
Main Author Wong, R. Bin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.08.1992
The Association for Asian Studies, Inc
Association for Asian Studies
Duke University Press, NC & IL
Subjects
China
China, People's Republic of
Chinese languages
Classical economics
Development
Dual economies
Economic development
Economic fluctuations
Economic growth
Economic history
Economics
History
International trade
Rural economics
Urban economics
China
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Summary:Ramon myers recently reviewed in this journal four books analyzing China's prewar economy and Philip Huang added a reply to some of Myers's criticisms. They clearly disagree about how best to characterize China's Republican-period economy. Myers suggests that books by Loren Brandt, David Faure, and Thomas Rawski collectively reveal different aspects of modern economic development, while Huang presents the concept of “involutionary growth” as a means of understanding the economic situation. In response, Philip Huang corrects what he takes as misrepresentations of his argument by Myers through a restatement of his major themes.
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ISSN:0021-9118
1752-0401
DOI:10.2307/2057952