To Achieve Security and Wealth
The Qing Imperial State and the Economy, 1644–1911

Jane Kate Leonard (Edited by), John R. Watt (Edited by)

9780939657568

Paperback / softback, published 31 March 2010

206 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.2 cm, 0.454 kg

[Each essay] provides essential empirical observation that will help to generate larger, synthetic views of the Qing economy.

The studies in this collection re-examine the role of the Qing state in the private economy. They show in a variety of cases how the interaction between the two helped the state achieve its goals of social stability and security while enhancing the prosperity of private economic interests.