Stationary Bandits, State Capacity, and the Malthusian Transition : The Lasting Impact of the Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864) in China was the deadliest civil war in history. This paper provides evidence that this cataclysmic event significantly shaped the Malthusian transition and long-term development that followed, especially in areas...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/970791540230641485/Stationary-Bandits-State-Capacity-and-the-Malthusian-Transition-The-Lasting-Impact-of-the-Taiping-Rebellion http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30602 |