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

Zhiwu Chen (), Cameron Campbell () and Debin Ma
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Zhiwu Chen: The University of Hong Kong
Cameron Campbell: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Debin Ma: Fudan University

Chapter Chapter 1 in Quantitative History of China, 2026, pp 1-15 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-8272-0_1

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