Journal of Developing Societies, Vol. I (1985) Why No Capitalism in China? Negative
Questions in Historical Comparative Research* GARY G. HAMILTON University of …

Much ink has been spilled and many pages filled with explanations of economic"
backwardness" or" underdevelopment" or" late development" in the non-European world …

I am greatly honored to have had the opportunity to serve as president of the Association for
Asian Studies during the past year, and I am cognizant of the distinction of this afternoon's …

Western interpretations of the nature and significance of Chinese civilization have varied
widely over the past eight centuries. At times quite opposing readings have been made of …

Conclusions Non-development of a modern economy, the failure to begin modern economic
growth, I am prepared to argue but that would require another article-is “over-determined.” …

CHINA's experience in the late-Ch'ing and Republican eras provides a classic example of
the typical problems of economic development. With a per capita income considerably …

The field of Chinese social and economic history is in the midst of a paradigmatic crisis. By
that, I do not mean merely the questioning of the major analytical constructs that have …

Japan is the only non-Western country to have become a major industrial capitalist nation.
Why? The explanation is usually found in Japan's unique sociocultural traditions. Japan …

The difficulties of adapting explanations of economic change in European history to the
Chinese experience have challenged some of the best specialists working on Chinese …

China was seen as shackled by its thousand-year-old bureaucracy—a bureaucracy that,
while guaranteeing longevity and territorial integrity through its authoritarian and predatoiy …