Forest and Land Management in Imperial China

Although China is generally considered to have suffered continuous deforestation over most of its history, forests were protected or even planted and maintained for centuries in some places. This study identifies six such cases. It uses historical evidenc

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FOREST AND LAND MANAGEMENT IN IMPERIAL CHINA

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STUDIES ON THE CHINESE ECONOMY

This series analyses issues in China's current economic development, and sheds light upon that process by examining China's economic history. It contains a wide range of books on the Chinese economy past and present, and includes not only studies written by leading Western authorities, but also translations of the most important works on the Chinese economy produced within China. It intends to make a major contribution towards understanding this immensely important part of the world economy. Published titles include: Dong Fureng INDUSTRIALIZATION AND CHINA'S RURAL MODERNIZATION Du Runsheng (edited by Thomas R. Gottschang) REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL CHINA Qimiao Fan and Peter Nolan (editors) CHINA'S ECONOMIC REFORMS Christopher Findlay, Andrew Watson and Harry X. Wu (editors) RURAL ENTERPRISES IN CHINA Gao Shangquan CHINA'S ECONOMIC REFORM Michael Korzec LABOUR AND THE FAILURE OF REFORM IN CHINA Nicholas K. Menzies FOREST AND LAND MANAGEMENT IN IMPERIAL CHINA Ryoshin Minami

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA

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General Editors: Peter Nolan, Lecturer in Economics and Politics, University of Cambridge, and Fellow and Director of Studies in Economics, Jesus College, Cambridge, England; and Dong Fureng, Professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

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Forest and Land Management in Imperial China

© Nicholas K. Menzies 1994

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