money and government: a study of china and japan from a historical perspective

Preface.- Chapter 1. A Preliminary Introduction.- Chapter 2. Puzzles of the Monetary Regime in Premodern China.- Chapter 3. The Divergence between China and Japan.- Chapter 4. The Worst Currency or The Best Arrangement?.- Chapter 5. An Epilogue.- Index

Qing-yuan Sui is Professor of Economics at the Yokohama City University, Japan. He received his doctoral degree from Tokyo University. His research is mainly in the area of money and banking system. E-mail: usui@yokohama-cu.ac.jp