England's Divergence from China's Yangzi delta: Property relations, microeconomics, and patterns of development

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 609-662

  Brenner, Robert ^a   Isett, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 3543063144     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2700302     Document Type: Article

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