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Madeleine Zelin tells the story of a merchant community at the periphery of the Chinese empire which built companies that dominated the Chinese salt trade and created thousands of jobs in the Sichuan region. Her work offers an understanding of the forces and institutions that shaped Chinese economic and social development.Zelin, Madeleine is the author of 'The Merchants of Zigong', published 2008 under ISBN 9780231135979 and ISBN 0231135971.
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