中国明清时期的社会和经济:发展与停滞

中国明清时期的经济是持续增长还停滞，抑或是只有增长而没有发展，一直是经济史界争论的重大问题。根据历史资料分析了明清时期的经济状况，表明该时期发展和停滞实际是共存的，但更多地是呈现为量上而非质上的发展。

Society and Economy in Late Imperial China:Development and Stagnation

Whether the economy in late imperial China is in growth or in a standstill is a topic that has caused muchdiscussion. A view of development versus stagnation quantitatively and qualitatively is given from a historical perspective,trying to show the fact that growth and standstill generally coexisted in this period, though the development showedmore quantity than quality.