To Achieve Security and Wealth: The Qing Imperial State and the Economy, 1644-1911 (Cornell East Asia, No. 56) (Cornell East Asia Series)

"This useful volume contains eight essays, all interesting and readable, in addition to the editors' introduction." —Journal of The Economic and Social History Of The Orient

"The authors of this book add to our understanding of the philosophical motivations, policy practices, and social impacts of state economic activism. Leonard and Watt have put together a good collection and, at today's book prices, a real bargain." —The Journal of Asian Studies

"A welcome addition to a growing literature on the relationship between the Qing State and the economy. Each of the individual essays has its merits, and provides essential empirical observation that will help to generate larger, synthetic views of the Qing economy in the future." —China Review International

The studies in this collection re-examine the role of the Qing state in the private economy. They show in a variety of cases how the interaction between the two helped the state achieve its goals of social stability and security while enhancing the prosperity of private economic interests.