Aggregate Price Risk -- Economic Approach to Index Numbers -- Chinese Major Grains -- Disaggregate Price Risk -- Economic and Non-Economic Factor.

China and India are the most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nations’ economies have grown dramatically over the past few

"The conference was organized by the three editors of this book and took place on August 15-16, 2012 in Seattle."--Preface.

This volume marks a turning point in the study of Chinese economic history. It arose from a realization that the economic history of China—as opposed to the h

The study provides a major reassessment of the scale and scope of China’s resurgence over the past half century, employing quantitative measurement techniques