Foreign Trade in the Ming Dynasty

Yuqin Sun, Xu Chang, Rui Su and Robin Gilbank

Chapter 7 in A General History of China's Foreign Trade:Volume 1, 2024, pp 315-394 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The Ming Dynasty and the early Qing marked the late period of the traditional Chinese society. During this period, the population grew and social productivity increased. Centralization and the authority of the monarchy developed to such an unprecedented degree that the feudal regime was facing a multifaceted situation characterized by both prosperity and decline. Meanwhile, simultaneously, the world was advancing from separation to integration, initiating the process of modernization. China, at this point, was increasingly faced with major challenges from the outside world…

Keywords: China; China's Foreign Trade; Chinese History (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B1 B17 F1 N00 N75 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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