Integration and Disintegration in North China's Grain Markets, 1738–1911

Lillian M. Li

The Journal of Economic History, 2000, vol. 60, issue 3, 665-699

Abstract: An analysis of grain prices from Zhili (Hebei) province in North China for the period from 1738 to 1911 demonstrates that while the province's local grain markets gradually fragmented, the provincial market as a whole simultaneously grew more closely integrated with external markets, first with Fengtian (Manchuria) and later with the Lower Yangzi region. The Qing state's food policies, the deterioration of transport routes, and the condition of rural markets provide a context for understanding these seemingly paradoxical trends.

Date: 2000
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