Song China's water transport revisited : a study of the 1077 commercial tax data
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Pacific Economic Review
Publication Date
2012
Volume
17
Issue
1
First Page
57
Last Page
85
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
Abstract
This paper provides an overall assessment of water transport in Song China based on the 1077 commercial tax data. The analysis demonstrates that the extension of waterway networks, especially the major waterways that linked the north and the south, greatly reduced transportation costs. Development of 11th century water transportation was due to two reasons: the emergence of a national market during the Tang–Song transition and the massive construction of canals by the government.
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-0106.2011.00571.x
Print ISSN
1361374X
E-ISSN
14680106
Funding Information
The project received financial support from the China Historical GIS program at Harvard and the "Global Prices and Incomes before 1950, Stage 2" program sponsored by the US National Science Foundation (SES-0649062).{SES-0649062}
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2012 The Author. Pacific Economic Review © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. Access to external full text or publisher's version may require subscription.
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Liu, G. W. (2012). Song China's water transport revisited: A study of the 1077 commercial tax data. Pacific Economic Review, 17(1), 57-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0106.2011.00571.x