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- Title
The Rise and Fall of Imperial China: The Social Origins of State Development.
- Authors
Peng, Peng
- Abstract
Wang highlights the critical role of elite social terrain, indicating that the micro-foundation of elite preference went beyond material benefit or power and was endogenous to social preferences. Wang Yuhua's book, I The Rise and Fall of Imperial China i , offers a profound examination of a significant issue in comparative politics: the longevity of dynastic rule in China and its failure to transform into a modern fiscal state. This elite-focused approach greatly expands our understanding of state development, bringing agency into the framework by demonstrating that state development was achieved through policies made by elites.
- Subjects
CHINA; POLITICAL science; POLITICAL elites; TANG dynasty, China, 618-907; POLITICAL scientists; RING networks
- Publication
Developing Economies, 2023, Vol 61, Issue 3, p261
- ISSN
0012-1533
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/deve.12373