The Chinese Maritime Frontier: 10th — 16th Century
(2015) EKHM52 20151Department of Economic History
- Abstract (Swedish)
- China’s maritime development during 200 B.C. to 1600 A.D. is usually
vastly overlooked compared to its counterpart: Europe. Traditionally, Europe’s
maritime development has been associated as the frontier of maritime growth,
which began around the sixteenth century and eventually evolved into modern
economic growth. However, the thesis challenges that Europe was the frontier
of maritime growth; rather, China was the leader of maritime development and
trade, until seventeenth century. Not only did China present growth of the
industry, but highly developed regionalization and maritime technology that
contributed till the twenty century. China created an infrastructure of trade,
commerce, institutions, human capital, innovations, and... (More) - China’s maritime development during 200 B.C. to 1600 A.D. is usually
vastly overlooked compared to its counterpart: Europe. Traditionally, Europe’s
maritime development has been associated as the frontier of maritime growth,
which began around the sixteenth century and eventually evolved into modern
economic growth. However, the thesis challenges that Europe was the frontier
of maritime growth; rather, China was the leader of maritime development and
trade, until seventeenth century. Not only did China present growth of the
industry, but highly developed regionalization and maritime technology that
contributed till the twenty century. China created an infrastructure of trade,
commerce, institutions, human capital, innovations, and regional development
in the maritime industry before Europe knocked on China’s door. In exploring
the development of the maritime industry in China a different measuring stick
is used: rather than Neoclassical, Smithian Growth Model is used along with
institutional and spatial proximity approaches to explore if the Chinese formed
a maritime frontier. (Less)
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- author
- Gunther, Michael LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- EKHM52 20151
- year
- 2015
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Smithian Growth, Institutions, Maritime, China, South East Asia, Proximity, Shipbuilding, Navigation, Asian Mediterranean, pre-modern
- language
- English
- id
- 5473965
- date added to LUP
- 2015-06-25 12:41:18
- date last changed
- 2015-06-25 12:41:18
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