Nourish the People
The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650–1850
Author(s)
Will, Pierre-Etienne
Wong, R.
Wong, R. Bin
Language
EnglishAbstract
The Qing state, driven by Confucian precepts of good government and urgent practical needs, committed vast resources to its granaries. Nourish the People traces the basic practices of this system, analyzes the organizational bases of its successes and failures, and examines variant practices in different regions. The volume concludes with an assessment of the granary system’s social and economic impact and historical comparison with the food supply policies of other states.
Keywords
Society and social sciences; Veterinary medicine: infectious diseases and therapeutics; International economicsDOI
10.3998/mpub.19044Publisher
University of Michigan PressPublisher website
https://www.press.umich.edu/Publication date and place
2020Imprint
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIESSeries
Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies, 60Classification
International economics