Inhalt: | "The Qing Empire faced a crisis in the nineteenth century of corruption, population pressure, food shortages, ecological and infrastructural decay, rebellion, and a foreign threat from the West. This study uses the literati reformer Bao Shichen as a prism to understand contemporary perceptions of and proposed solutions to this crisis"--Provided by publisher Introduction: The end of the prosperous age -- Orientations -- Governance -- Farming -- Grain -- Salt -- Money -- Speaking of profit |