This introductory analysis of the process of economic change in China from the end of the 18th century to the middle of the 20th looks at the nature of the trad... » 

This introductory analysis of the process of economic change in China from the end of the 18th century to the middle of the 20th looks at the nature of the traditional economy, covers the pressure it came under from internal and external sources, and assesses the evolution of modern features. «