Alexandra’s Reviews > The China Boom: Why China Will Not Rule the World > Status Update

Lowkey this book is so interesting. Maybe economics is my passion

My job 🤝 this book
Agricultural commodities

It’s always the US and Britain putting their grubby little finger where they don’t belong

Not to be pro monarchy and imperialism (historical, not the noun) but 👀

“Although in better times the Qing government often rewarded merchants’ contributions to securing the food supposed w/ measures that favored the merchants, such as low commercial taxes and low interest loans, in the midst of a food crisis the same government never hesitated to persuade or press local merchants to sell stock at discounted prices”

The US government (derogatory) could never

Wow shout out to the Qing dynasty and their belief in supporting peasants protesting high food costs and forcing merchants to lower their prices long term

Sociology: 😃😃😃😃
China: 😄😄😄😄
Economics : 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫