送交者: xj 于 2006-3-21, 18:49:44:
回答: 明末美洲高产农作物(玉米，土豆， 红薯)的引进，起了很重要的作用。 由 Latino2 于 2006-3-21, 18:34:24:
I think the key why China didn't go up around 1700-1800 is war and great suppression by Qin dynasty.
One recent economics paper used a probability model to predict the chance of industrilization in England, French, and China.
They showed that income distribution, population size, and in particular income per capita determine whether a country will become industrilized or not.
They showed that because England then was relative rich, there was a large consumer base for industry products, while in China, there is little chance to be industrilizated.