The Economies of Imperial China and Western Europe: Debating the Great Divergence

by Patrick O'Brien and Patrick Karl O'Brien

This book is a critical interpretation of a seminal and protracted debate in comparative global economic history. Since its emergence, in now classic publications in economic history between 1997-2000, debate on the divergent economic development that has marked the long-term economic growth of China and Western Europe has generated a vast collection of books and articles, conferences, networks, and new journals as well as intense interest...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030546136
• ISBN13: 9783030546137
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 121 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"