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This introductory chapter sets the stage for this volume. It begins with a brief survey of the growth of scholarship on the quantitative history of China. It then reviews the eleven remaining chapters, organizing them into four parts: War, Technology, and the Needham Puzzle; Rulers, Institutions and the Military; State Capacity, Fiscal and Financial Development; Religion and Agricultural Development. The chapter concludes with a call for further development of the quantitative history of China.

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Editorial Introduction: Quantitative History of China: State Capacity, Institutions and Development

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    2026年

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  • Zhiwu Chen,
  • Cameron Campbell,
  • Debin Ma

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This introductory chapter sets the stage for this volume. It begins with a brief survey of the growth of scholarship on the quantitative history of China. It then reviews the eleven remaining chapters, organizing them into four parts: War, Technology, and the Needham Puzzle; Rulers, Institutions and the Military; State Capacity, Fiscal and Financial Development; Religion and Agricultural Development. The chapter concludes with a call for further development of the quantitative history of China.