Lin.yifu.1995.Needham.puzzle.why.the.industrial.revolution.did.not.originate.in.China.pdf

The Needham Puzzle: Why the Industrial Revolution Did Not Originate in China Author(s): Justin Yifu Lin Source: Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Jan., 1995), pp. 269-292 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: /stable/1154499 Accessed: 20/02/2010 03:19 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use, available at /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at /action/showPublisher?publisherCode=ucpress. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. The University of Chicago Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Economic Development and Cultural Change. The Needham Puzzle: Why the Industrial Revolution Did Not Originatein China* JustinYifu Lin Peking University,AustralianNational University, and Duke University I. Introduction One of the most issues for studentsof Chinese history and intriguing comparativeeconomic history is, Why did the IndustrialRevolution not occur in China in the fourteenth century? At that time, almost every elementthat e