| Prosperity, Region, and Institutions in Maritime China: The South Fukien Pattern, 946-1368 Contributor(s): So, Billy K. L. (Author), Su, Jilang (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674003713 ISBN-13: 9780674003712 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $51.48 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: Prosperity signifies success in economic performance. Economic performance always takes place in a spatial context. And institutions matter in economic performance. These three interwoven themes underlie this inquiry into the regional economy of southern Fukien province during the Sung and Yuan dynasties, when the area was one of the most prosperous regions in China. Through a meticulous reading of the sources, the author seeks to understand the meaning of prosperity in the premodern Chinese context and argues that we have to understand economic performance as a process occurring in space and influenced by institutions, which affect economic actors particularly through the means of transaction costs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions |
| Dewey: 330.951 |
| LCCN: 00063441 |
| Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.28" W x 9.27" (1.90 lbs) 469 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Chinese |