Agricultural development in Qing China : a quantitative study, 1661-1911 / by Shi Zhihong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shi, Zhihong, 1949- author.

Contributor:

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Series:

Global economic history series ; v. 14.

Global economic history series. Quantitative economic history of China ; v. 3.

Global economic history series, 2405-870X ; volume 14

The quantitative economic history of China ; volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Economic aspects--China--History.

Agriculture.

Agricultural productivity--China--History.

Agricultural productivity.

China--Economic conditions--1644-1912.

China.

China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 448 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Contents:

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Figures

Tables

Emperors of the Qing dynasty

Chinese Terms

Weights and Measures Used during the Qing Dynasty

Weights

Volume

Land Area

Maps of China

Introduction

Origins of this Book

Historical Data Used

Research Approach

Previous Studies

Chapter 1

Cultivated Land Area

1.1 Why Official Qing Records are Not Accurate

1.2 Actual Area of Cultivated Land during the Qing Dynasty

1.2.1 Actual Area of Cultivated Land in 1724 and 1850

1.2.1.1 Cultivated Area in 17241.2.1.2 Cultivated Area in 1850

1.2.2 Actual Area of Cultivated Land in 1661, 1685, 1766 and 1812

1.2.2.1 Cultivated Area in 1661

Shaanxi and Gansu Provinces (Shaanxi)

Hubei and Hunan Provinces (Huguang)

Shanxi Province

Jiangxi Province

Zhejiang Province

1.2.2.2 Cultivated Area in 1685

1.2.2.3 Cultivated Area in 1766 and 1812

1.2.3 Actual Area of Cultivated Land in 1887 and 1911

Chapter 2

Grain Production: Per Unit Yield and Total Output

2.1 Average Yield of Grain Crops

2.1.1 Grain Yield Data Used2.1.2 Average Per Mu Yield in 1850

2.1.2.1 Per Mu Yields of Rice

Rice Yields in the South

Rice Yields in the North

2.1.2.2 Per Mu Yield of Dry-Crops

Dry-Crop Yields in the North

Dry-Crop Yields in the South

2.1.2.3 Overall Average Grain Yield

2.1.3 Average Per Mu Yields at Other Time-Points

2.1.3.1 Average Yields from 1661 to 1812

2.1.3.2 Average Yields in the Late Qing for 1887 and 1911

2.2 Total Output of Grain

2.2.1 Cultivated Area Used for Grain Production

2.2.2 Total Output of Grain 2.2.2.1 Total Output of Grain in 1850

2.2.2.2 Total Output of Grain at Other Time-Points

Chapter 3

Grain Output Value

3.1 Grain Price Data Used in this Study

3.2 Value of Grain Output in Various Periods of the Qing Dynasty

3.2.1 Value of Grain Output in 1850

3.2.2 Value of Grain Output at Other Time-Points

3.3 Production Cost and Value Added from Grain Production

3.3.1 Estimating Production Cost through Grain Consumption

3.3.1.1 Grain Consumption for Food

3.3.1.2 Grain for industrial and other purposes3.3.2 Value Added from Grain Production in 1850

3.3.3 Value Added from Grain Production at Other Time-Points

Chapter 4

Non-Grain Output Values and Total Agricultural Value

4.1 Cash-Crop Output Value

4.1.1 Estimates of Cash-Crop Output Benefit Per Unit Area

4.1.1.1 Cotton

4.1.1.2 Hemp

4.1.1.3 Mulberry

4.1.1.4 Tea

4.1.1.5 Sugar Cane

4.1.1.6 Tobacco

4.1.2 Total Output Value and Added Value of Cash Crops

4.1.2.1 Cash Crop Value in 1850

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 20, 2017).

Other Format:

Print version: Shi, Zhihong, 1949- Agricultural development in Qing China.

ISBN:

9789004355248

9004355243

Publisher Number:

90101568925

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