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Traps embraced or escaped : elites in the economic development of modern Japan and China /
This book explores economic development in East Asia between 1870 and 1953 in terms of escaping or succumbing to four interrelated traps: demographic; political; economic; and, cultural. Demographic traps include Malthusian traps and poor health and longevity (measured by anthropometric indicators a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ :
World Scientific,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book explores economic development in East Asia between 1870 and 1953 in terms of escaping or succumbing to four interrelated traps: demographic; political; economic; and, cultural. Demographic traps include Malthusian traps and poor health and longevity (measured by anthropometric indicators and life expectancy). Political traps include both domestic traps - corruption, internal conflict - and external traps, namely geopolitical traps involving foreign powers. Economic traps include poor infrastructure (banks, harbors, roads, railroads, steam shipping, hydroelectric power) or raw materia. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 260 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-253) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789814287531 9814287539 |