Book review: China’s political economy in modern times: changes and economic consequences, 1800-2000

"China’s Political Economy in Modern Times: Changes and Economic Consequences, 1800-2000." Kent Deng. Routledge. October 2012. --- This book aims to make an important contribution to the study of changes in China’s institutions and their impact on the national economy as well as ordinary people’s daily material life from 1800 to 2000. China’s Political Economy in Modern Times serves as a useful reference for readers who are interested in Chinese modern history and how China became the country it is today, writes Yan Yun.