Before and Beyond Divergence: The Politics of Economic Change in China and Europe

Why did sustained economic growth arise in Europe rather than in China? The authors combine economic theory and historical evidence to argue that political processes drove the economic divergence between the two world regions, with continued consequences today that become clear in this innovative account.

• | Author: Jean-Laurent Rosenthal
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: April 01, 2011
• | Number of Pages: 290 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0674057910
• | ISBN-13: 9780674057913