To Achieve Security and Wealth: The Qing Imperial State and the Economy, 1644-1911 (Ceas)

Author/Contributor(s):	Leonard, Jane Kate ; Watt, John R
Publisher:	Cornell University - Cornell East Asia Series
Date:	03/31/2010
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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.