Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies · 1958 · 21 citations · 1 references
Social SciencesEconomicsFinanceFinancial EconomicsMacroeconomicsMonetary EconomicsCurrency IssuanceExchange Rate RegimesInflation PolicyMonetary PolicyMonetary SystemsMonetary Transmission MechanismFiscal StateInflation History
Three details of the background ought to be explained before we come to discuss the subject itself: (1) the bimetallism of the Ch'ing currency; (2) the rigidity of the Ch'ing fiscal system; and (3) the financial stringency at the end of the Tao-kuang period.
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