The Legacies of Forced Freedom : China's Treaty Ports

• This paper investigates the long-run development of China's treaty ports fromthe mid-18th century until today. Focusing on a sample of prefectures on thecoast or on the Yangtze River, I document the dynamic development paths oftreaty ports and their neighbours in alternate phases of closedness and openness.I also provide suggestive evidence on migration and sector-wise growth to under-stand the advantage of treaty ports in the long run.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Nationalekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Economics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Economics

nationalekonomi

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art (subject category)