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Why Japan, Not China, Was the First to Develop in East Asia: Lessons from Sericulture, 1850-1937

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  • Ma, Debin, 2004. "Why Japan, Not China, Was the First to Develop in East Asia: Lessons from Sericulture, 1850-1937," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 52(2), pages 369-394, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:y:2004:v:52:i:2:p:369-94
    DOI: 10.1086/380947
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    9. Thomas Rawski & Evelyn S. Rawski, 2008. "China`s Economic Development and Global Interaction in the Long Run," Working Paper 357, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh, revised Jun 2008.
    10. Ma, Debin, 2009. "Law and Economic Change in Traditional China: A Comparative Perspective," CEI Working Paper Series 2009-02, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
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    12. Sng, Tuan-Hwee & Moriguchi, Chiaki, 2013. "Taxation and Public Goods Provision in China and Japan before 1850," PRIMCED Discussion Paper Series 35, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
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    15. Ayuso-Díaz, Alejandro, 2022. "Natural trading partners versus empires in East and Southeast Asia regional integration (1840-1938)," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
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    17. Masaki Nakabayashi, 2014. "Special Issue: Issues in Asia. Guest Editor: Laixun Zhao," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 18(2), pages 254-271, May.
    18. Nicholas, Tom, 2011. "The origins of Japanese technological modernization," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 48(2), pages 272-291, April.

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