China had the first intensive economic growth ever recorded in world history. What were the factors and dynamics behind this remarkable growth?

Kent Deng is Professor of Economic History at LSE.

Janet Hunter is Saji Professor of Economic History. Her research interests focus on the economic history of modern Japan in comparative context. She is currently working on the economic history of natural disasters, with a major project analysing the economic impact of the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923.

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