Industrial development in modern China : a quantitative analysis / Guan Quan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guan, Quan, 1955- author.

Series:

China perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrialization--China--History--20th century.

Industrialization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 295 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2021]

Summary:

"The book studies the process of economic and industrial development in the Republic of China (1912-1949), in the hope of shedding light on how China came to be a comparative economic laggard in the period, especially in comparison to Japan. Backing up by a large amount of industrial statistical data gathered and rigorously analyzed by the author, the book stands out from previous research that has been limited to theoretical inferences and general judgments with scarce empirical evidence. So, far from being a pure historical review of China's industrial development, the book focuses on the internal logic of economic phenomena, especially the relationship among economic variables reflected in economic data, and carries out discussions within the framework of economic development theory. The author uses multivariate statistical analysis to draw comparisons between the industrial development of China and that of Japan, focusing on outbound investment and the importance of this for economic growth. The book will appeal to academics and general readers interested in economic development and the modern economic history of East Asia, development economics, as well as industrial and technological history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of contents

Figures

Tables and schedules

Introduction

Objective and Significance

Features of this book

Structure of the book

Feelings and Acknowledgments

1 Industry in the second decade of the 20th century: Based on the analysis of the Statistics Table of Agriculture and Commerce

Nature and improvement of the Statistics Table of Agriculture and Commerce

Survey methods and content

Issues with the Statistics Table of Agriculture and Commerce

Improvement policies and methods

Discussion on estimated results

Comparison with source data

Comparison with other estimates

Preliminary analysis

Expanded estimation

Discussion on factories

Overview of factories

Regional distribution of factories

Other aspects of factories

Concluding remarks

Schedules

Notes

2 Industry in the hinterland in 1933: Based on the analysis of the Industrial Survey Report of China

Survey summary

Analysis of the Survey Report (Volume 2)

Analysis of the Survey Report (Volume 3)

Analysis of factories nationwide

Characteristics of factories in different regions

Summary of factories in various regions

3 Industry in Northeast China in the 1930s: Analysis based on Statistics of Factories in Manchuria

Industry in Northeast China before the 1930s

Nature of materials and estimation methods

Information

Previous estimates

Estimation method

Discussion on results

Basic estimation

Supplementary estimates

Further analysis

Analysis of average value

Analysis of growth rate

Scale analysis

Regional analysis

Explanation of economics

Notes.

4 Industry in North China from 1939 to 1942: Analysis based on North China Statistics of Factories

Industry in North China in 1939

Industry analysis

Industry in North China in 1942

5 Industry in the rear area during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression: Based on the analysis of...

Overview of industry in the rear areas

Background

Industry distribution

Regional distribution

Smelting and metal products

Machinery and electrical appliance sectors

Chemicals and earth and stone sectors

Textile industry

Food industry

Interpretation from an economics perspective

Industry in Tianjin

6 Industry in cities: Nationwide, Shanghai, Tianjin, Wuhan

Overview of industry in cities

Industry in Shanghai

Industry in Wuhan

Nature and content of data

Analysis of industry as a whole

Analysis of some industries

Machinery industry

Other industries

7 Mining production during the Republic of China Period: Based on the analysis of the Mining Survey of China

Nature of materials and previous estimates

The summary of mining of China

Statistics Table of Agriculture and Commerce

Other information

Estimates by Yan Zhongping et al.

John K. Chang's estimation

Other estimates

Estimation and analysis

Estimation methods

Estimation of output

Estimate of output value and value added

Compilation of mining production index

Discussion of results

Annex

Data for estimating mining output and estimation methods

Section 6 Schedules.

Notes

8 Comparison of industrial development in China and Japan in the 1930s

Comparison of industrial development: Basic features

Northeast China

North China

Mainland China

Japan

Comparison of industrial development: Statistical analysis

Methods and data

Statistical analysis

Analysis of Northeast China

Analysis of North China

Comparison between North China and Northeast China

Comparison with Japanese local factories

9 Comparison and summary

Differences in industrial development

Gap and background

Confirmation of the gap

Economics analysis

Reasons for differences

Historical reasons

Economic reasons

Political reasons

Social and cultural reasons

International reasons

Industrial development in modern China: Summary

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-311943-3

1-000-32582-2

1-003-11943-3

1-000-32580-6

9781003119432

OCLC:

1184122595